Stranded Passengers Demonstrate Against Ghana Airways

About 190 passengers of Ghana Airways on Friday demonstrated in protest against the continuous cancellation of their scheduled flight.

They held placards amidst drumming and slogan chanting and attempted to block the main road leading to the Airport.


The Airport Police were, however, on hand to calm and disperse them peacefully.


They later converged at the restaurant at the Airport demanding food from airline officials while others wanted monies to be paid to them as compensation.


Nana Brobbey, a Journalist based in Vienna, Austria said they were asked to check-in at 0100 hours on Thursday and depart at 0800 hours the same day.

They were, however, not able to leave as scheduled and they were given the assurance that they would leave on Friday morning. But they were later told that there was no aircraft available.


Another passenger Nana Atuahene, based in Dusseldorf, said his only fear was that he might lose his job if he did not get to Germany by Saturday. Most passengers expressed the same fear of losing their jobs.


An official of Ghana Airways explained that the situation arose as a result of a technical problem with the aircraft and said arrangements were being made to convey the passengers to their destinations.


He said they were expecting a leased aircraft from Egypt and gave the assurance that the passengers would leave by 2000 hours on Friday.