PassionAir speaks on near-plane crash involving Dr Amoakohene, LilWin, Dr Kokofu

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Ruthan 1 day ago

These Local airline companies are taking advantage of Ghanaians bcoz of our obsession for Aeroplanes. Instead of Ghanaians putting pressure on our leaders to improve our roads & railways we are demanding Airports in every vil ...
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These Local airline companies are taking advantage of Ghanaians bcoz of our obsession for Aeroplanes. Instead of Ghanaians putting pressure on our leaders to improve our roads & railways we are demanding Airports in every village. Why shd it cost more than US$100 to travel by airline to Kumasi from Accra?
Karikakchar 1 day ago

Well for all you know air travel is considered to be the safest means of transportation

Well for all you know air travel is considered to be the safest means of transportation
Ruthan 1 day ago

Idiotic Fool we are talking about high Air ticket prices. A distance of 225km from Accra to Kumasi shd not cost more than US$100.

Idiotic Fool we are talking about high Air ticket prices. A distance of 225km from Accra to Kumasi shd not cost more than US$100.
Dzakpata 1 day ago

Couldn't you have replied without an insult? Ebeiii. Are you Sam G?

Couldn't you have replied without an insult? Ebeiii. Are you Sam G?
Fermat's Problem 1 day ago

He is not too intelligent and very ignorant, otherwise he would know, that heavy turbulence does happen often on that corridor with the usual heavy cumulonimbus clouds around Accra and Kumasi flight regions, and when you trav ...
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He is not too intelligent and very ignorant, otherwise he would know, that heavy turbulence does happen often on that corridor with the usual heavy cumulonimbus clouds around Accra and Kumasi flight regions, and when you travel in a turboprop, which is the kind of plane PassionAir operates (the Dash 8s) one tends to feel or hear the vibrations louder than if it were in a jet. The bangs most often are sudden flexing of the fuselage or empenage (aluminium body) due to sudden wind shear or sudden pressure changes which cause propeller disruption from the turbulent air swirling suddenly into the propeller engine. Planes do not crash from these events and will continue to fly normally after the gusts and turbulent weather has passed. It is unpleasant to passengers so understandable if they complain but a cursory check on the internet/Ai will inform all the ignorant guys here that nothing strange has happened.
they say they say 1 day ago

Passion Airlines is flying with one propeller fromTakoradi to Accra. The other propeller is tied with some plastic rope to the back of the plane as if it's normal for planes to fly regularly with one propeller. Fix the damn p ...
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Passion Airlines is flying with one propeller fromTakoradi to Accra. The other propeller is tied with some plastic rope to the back of the plane as if it's normal for planes to fly regularly with one propeller. Fix the damn plane and stop making excuses.
Samurai 13 hours ago

say again o

say again o
Kumba Yallah 1 day ago

@Dzakpata, please for your information, this jungle rascal called @Ruthan has been in a perpetual & relentless agony since his NPP party was massacred out of power. He and his people have been so bitter, pained, angry & incon ...
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@Dzakpata, please for your information, this jungle rascal called @Ruthan has been in a perpetual & relentless agony since his NPP party was massacred out of power. He and his people have been so bitter, pained, angry & inconsolable in their grief. Just allow him to wear himself down with his own pain. If he dies, our society will be a more sanitized space.
HAS ANYONE FORCED YOU TO TAKE AN AIRPLANE! 1 day ago

You have 2 legs. Walk to your destination. You can even crawl and have 4 legs. Its also good!

You have 2 legs. Walk to your destination. You can even crawl and have 4 legs. Its also good!
The Undefeated! 1 day ago

Passion Air stop being cheap and go and lease some brand new planes. We will pay even if GHS3000 one way, that's better than a disaster. Your planes to Wa, UWR are rusty and loud. How are they passing certification?

Passion Air stop being cheap and go and lease some brand new planes. We will pay even if GHS3000 one way, that's better than a disaster. Your planes to Wa, UWR are rusty and loud. How are they passing certification?

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TURBULENCE DURING AIR FLIGHTS ARE NOT UNUSUAL . WAS THIS CAUSED BY WIND SHEAR A FAR MORE DANGEROUS PHENOMENON? 1 day ago

Turbulence during air flights are not unusual and all modern aircraft airframes are built to withstand moderately severe air turbulence. Air turbulence affects aircraft of all sizes. Air turbulence is a 100% natural phenomeno ...
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Turbulence during air flights are not unusual and all modern aircraft airframes are built to withstand moderately severe air turbulence. Air turbulence affects aircraft of all sizes. Air turbulence is a 100% natural phenomenon that no airline has control over .A far more dangerous condition is the phenomenon of wind shear.
WIND SHEAR: "Weather can be a hazard to aircraft in many ways. Windshear is one of the most dangerous conditions, where strong localized winds occur close to the ground. This was much more dangerous in the past than it is now, as modern aircraft have a stronger ability to avoid dangerous conditions. Windshear refers to the situation where the wind changes direction or speed suddenly, over a short distance. It can be vertical or horizontal, affecting an aircraft either as it takes off or descends, or its horizontal flight path. Strong winds themselves, of course, are not necessarily a major problem for aircraft. The danger with windshear is the sudden change in the wind and the resulting effect on the aircraft's lift.

"Windshear can occur at high or low altitudes. At high altitudes, vertical windshear can cause changes to airspeed and rate of descent. This is often felt as turbulence."

"But it is at low elevation, close to the ground, that windshear is most dangerous. Downbursts close to an airport can affect aircraft during take-off and landing. As the aircraft approaches the downdraft, the horizontal windshear, as a headwind, will increase airspeed. And again, as the aircraft leaves the downdraft, the wind becomes a tailwind. This reduces the lift generated by the wings. Some accidents have been caused where pilots reacted to the initially increased airspeed by reducing power. When the wind switches to a tailwind, the aircraft can end up with low power and losing altitude close to the ground".
NOWADAYS AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY WIND SHEAR ARE VERY RARE AS ALL APPROPRIATELY CERTIFIED PILOTS ARE TRAINED TO DEAL WITH THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITION WHEN IT OCCURS.
"One of the most notable, and one which led to changes in aircraft safety systems, was a Delta Air Lines crash in 1985. Windshear caused the aircraft to lose lift and crash short of the runway, killing 137 passengers."
Credit for these extracts go to ["Simple Flying" By Justin Hayward Mar 28, 2021, 12:01 AM EDT]
MOST MODERN AIRPORTS ARE EQUIPPED TO HELP IDENTIFY DANGEROUS FLYING CONDITIONS 1 day ago

Perhaps those lodging complaints should also direct their attention to the airport's facilities to see if they are adequate to make flying as safe as possible. In saying that wind shear can be very difficult to identify as it ...
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Perhaps those lodging complaints should also direct their attention to the airport's facilities to see if they are adequate to make flying as safe as possible. In saying that wind shear can be very difficult to identify as it is often a very transient phenomenon and ultimately the training of a pilot has a bearing on outcomes. IT IS INCONCEIVABLE THAT CERTIFIED PILOTS TODAY ARE NOT TRAINED TO DEAL WITH AIR TURBILENCE AND WINSHEAR.
ALL PILOTS ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO HAVE REGULAR REFRESHER TRAINING COURSES IN FLIGHT SIMULATORS IN ORDER TO KEEP THEM FRESH AND UP TO DATE. THAT PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN KEEPING FLYING SAFE .HOPEFULLY THE LATTER REQUIREMENT IS BEING STRICTLY ADHERED TO. IN ANY CASE AIRFLIGHT IS CONSIDERED SIGNIFICANTLY SAFER THAN ROAD TRAVEL IN MOST PARTS OF THE WORLD. THAT IS CERTAINLY TRUE OF GHANA.
AB 1 day ago

Accidents occurs, either by air or by road. So your argument that road travels are better than air travels has no bases. Moreover it's a fact that air travels are safer than road travels.

Accidents occurs, either by air or by road. So your argument that road travels are better than air travels has no bases. Moreover it's a fact that air travels are safer than road travels.
Karikakchar 1 day ago

The GCAA should be able to speak to this by confirming or denying what the airline has put out

The GCAA should be able to speak to this by confirming or denying what the airline has put out
Gambo 1 day ago

This passionAir again? I encountered a similar incident from Kumasi to Accra about 4 years ago. We heard a loud noise and the aircraft dropped with a lot of turbulence. Passengers started praying to God. Nobody heard about th ...
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This passionAir again? I encountered a similar incident from Kumasi to Accra about 4 years ago. We heard a loud noise and the aircraft dropped with a lot of turbulence. Passengers started praying to God. Nobody heard about this incident because there was no important personality on board. Hmmm. Social class counts. In fact I stayed away from that aircraft when I visited Ghana last year. I have Post traumatic stress syndrome(PTSD) now . Is that aircraft really safe? Hmmm.
Mr. Smith 1 day ago

Gambo, exactly what I was thinking. It's news because there were politicians on board calling for an investigation. Which investigation? From who? Ghana Civil Aviation or the FAA in the US?

Gambo, exactly what I was thinking. It's news because there were politicians on board calling for an investigation. Which investigation? From who? Ghana Civil Aviation or the FAA in the US?
Prof 1 day ago

We are waiting until these threats crystalize before any necessary action. Passion Air is a death trap. One day will be a black day.

We are waiting until these threats crystalize before any necessary action. Passion Air is a death trap. One day will be a black day.
Login 1 day ago

The most annoying thing is the adults from poor parents who has never step a foot in airplane before but are here giving stupid suggestions to the company. Fools shut up n talk when is about koobi nkwan. Mo agyim too much

The most annoying thing is the adults from poor parents who has never step a foot in airplane before but are here giving stupid suggestions to the company. Fools shut up n talk when is about koobi nkwan. Mo agyim too much
Hustler 1 day ago

So can't a few companies get bigger planes to fly around Ghana? A plane that takes 300 passengers can make more money in a day than 50 VIP buses

So can't a few companies get bigger planes to fly around Ghana? A plane that takes 300 passengers can make more money in a day than 50 VIP buses

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kyai 1 day ago

you nearly your passengers and you want to apologize. does apology saves life. yo better service your plane before you crush people.

Just this short distance (kumasi - Accra) and you want to burn people. So can that your n ...
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you nearly your passengers and you want to apologize. does apology saves life. yo better service your plane before you crush people.

Just this short distance (kumasi - Accra) and you want to burn people. So can that your near fatal plane travel far.......
Kumba Yallah 1 day ago

@Kyai, you are simply an "efuom borga". You don't know shit. Kwasia boy, plane disasters don't occur because of the long distance that they travel. For your information, most plane disasters occur either at the take-off point ...
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@Kyai, you are simply an "efuom borga". You don't know shit. Kwasia boy, plane disasters don't occur because of the long distance that they travel. For your information, most plane disasters occur either at the take-off point or landing. Get the right information before you come and display your ignorance.
Fermat's Problem 1 day ago

Oh shut up. Turbulence can be light or heavy. Everyone saw the nimbostratus clouds over much of Southern Ghana for much of the day from morning and that would always lead to heavy turbulence. No aircraft has crashed because o ...
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Oh shut up. Turbulence can be light or heavy. Everyone saw the nimbostratus clouds over much of Southern Ghana for much of the day from morning and that would always lead to heavy turbulence. No aircraft has crashed because of heavy turbulence. Also turbo props turn to vibrate and shake more than jets so likely sounds from the violent shaking transmit loudly sometimes as a bang into the cabin. It is not an abnormal occurrence so save your ignorant comments
Goodness 1 day ago

Regular maintenance to the highest standards is essential to running a safe airline. Don’t joke at all with the lives of your passengers.

Regular maintenance to the highest standards is essential to running a safe airline. Don’t joke at all with the lives of your passengers.
Name 1 day ago

Ignoramus: what amount of maintenance can stop turbulence, which is 100% weather phenomenon and occurs everywhere in the world and where the air pressure drops abruptly. It happens to every type of plane: old, new, small and ...
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Ignoramus: what amount of maintenance can stop turbulence, which is 100% weather phenomenon and occurs everywhere in the world and where the air pressure drops abruptly. It happens to every type of plane: old, new, small and big - no exception.

I have encountered such turbulence at least 3 times flying to some parts of Italy.

Note: I'm not saying that planes should not be maintained. I'm only telling you that you may even maintain your plane today and tomorrow, it will meet a turbulence, if you cross its way. You can't avoid that.
Amecole 1 day ago

The section which reads “passengers including some prominent people” left me in stitches. Does disaster or death differentiate between prominent versus ordinary persons? Why do we tolerate such thought patterns in Ghana?
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The section which reads “passengers including some prominent people” left me in stitches. Does disaster or death differentiate between prominent versus ordinary persons? Why do we tolerate such thought patterns in Ghana?

Rough aeroplane rides from turbulence occurs in bad weather conditions, if it is true as Passion Air claims. But then if the air meteo service was aware of bad weather conditions, why was the aircraft given the green light to take off in the first place?
And barring the reported bad weather conditions, was the aircraft deemed airworthy to fly?

The questions of bad weather, take off clearance, aircraft airworthiness, crew error etc, are things worth interrogating in this instance by the appropriate air safety authorities; as opposed to talk of “some prominent people on board”.
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COMMENT 1 day ago

say it loud: THAT WAS A NARROW ESCAPE FROM A PLANE CRASH.
The WEATHER did it, said the Airline.
Because the THE PROMINENT GHANAIAN refused to name the airline.
Now the OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES OF THE AIRPLANE are the FAULT ...
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say it loud: THAT WAS A NARROW ESCAPE FROM A PLANE CRASH.
The WEATHER did it, said the Airline.
Because the THE PROMINENT GHANAIAN refused to name the airline.
Now the OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES OF THE AIRPLANE are the FAULTS IN THE WEATHER.
When Ghana has such persons as the elites, then it is so clear that OUR PROMINENT PERSONS WHO HIDE TRUTHS FROM THE PUBLIC ARE THE BAD CITIZENS IN GHANA.
Oneman 1 day ago

Thank God that the unfortunate thing didn't happen.

My concern is that when they were coming to take off, didn't they see the weather?
I don't gerrit.

Thank God that the unfortunate thing didn't happen.

My concern is that when they were coming to take off, didn't they see the weather?
I don't gerrit.

Name 1 day ago

My friend, whether IS NOT STATIC, IT CHANGES.

Moreover weather forecast is 100% statistical job, based on the probability theory. It NEVER gives 100% probability. However, the higher the probability, the greater the likeli ...
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My friend, whether IS NOT STATIC, IT CHANGES.

Moreover weather forecast is 100% statistical job, based on the probability theory. It NEVER gives 100% probability. However, the higher the probability, the greater the likelihood that the event would occur.

They hardly say it will rain, but it may rain ....
Bongue 1 day ago

Why do you apologize for a natural phenomenon?

Why do you apologize for a natural phenomenon?
Kwame not Quame 1 day ago

Please the government should invest in the railway system.

Please the government should invest in the railway system.
Akwasi 1 day ago

PR disaster.

PR disaster.
NO ACESS TO WEATHER MONITORING??! 1 day ago

Jeez my people!, weather monitoring is basic for any airline and Air Traffic control outfits - all airports must have, as well as onboard unit/s on plane. Do you mean Ghana has no such capacities? You should be able to ascert ...
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Jeez my people!, weather monitoring is basic for any airline and Air Traffic control outfits - all airports must have, as well as onboard unit/s on plane. Do you mean Ghana has no such capacities? You should be able to ascertain a weather event and either fly above, under, or around it. they will sit on their "demrifa" until a disaster happens!!
Sycamore 1 day ago

E no be u people den wonna clueless incompetent tyrant of a failed president way e talk say all die be die. I never figa say npp people d fear death.

E no be u people den wonna clueless incompetent tyrant of a failed president way e talk say all die be die. I never figa say npp people d fear death.
Kwame 1 day ago

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Abena 1 day ago

But it seems you have a recorder or something that can detect if whether the weather is good or bad

But it seems you have a recorder or something that can detect if whether the weather is good or bad
Abena 1 day ago

But it seems you have a recorder or something that can detect if whether the weather is good or bad this is not an excuse. We talking of human lives

But it seems you have a recorder or something that can detect if whether the weather is good or bad this is not an excuse. We talking of human lives

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PassionAir speaks on near-plane crash involving Dr Amoakohene, LilWin, Dr Kokofu

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