Togolese Airline to fly to Ghana

A private airline in Togo, Aeromaritime - Peace Air Togo, is to begin operations in Ghana from September 22, a senior official said in Accra on Wednesday.

Mr Pelssey Norman, Managing Director of the company, told the media that the airline would operate both passenger and cargo flights.

They would operate a West Coast route four times a week using a Boeing 727 and BAC1-11 planes. It would also fly to Johannesburg and Las Palmas.

Norman said Peace Air Togo would be the national carrier of Togo, which does not have a state airline. Togo and other French-speaking West African countries own the cash-strapped Air Afrique, which being restructured.

He said the company has appointed Yamenb Company Limited as its sole cargo representative in Accra.

Norman said the company would employ 28 Ghanaians initially, rising to about 60. The employees would be trained in marketing, operations, cargo and other areas.