A new airline that will
operate passenger and cargo services within Ghana and West Africa has been
presented with its Air Carrier Licence (ACL) by the Ghana Civil Aviation
Authority (GCAA).
Togbe Afede XIV, Chief
Executive of SAS Finance Group and Chairman of Africa World Airlines Limited,
received the ACL on Friday from Air Commodore (Rtd) Kwame Mamphey,
Director-General of GCAA, at a ceremony at the Kotoka International Airport.
A statement issued in Accra
on Monday by the new airline said it would commence flight operations in
mid-2011 with all-jet services from Accra to Kumasi, Tamale and Takoradi.
Air Commodore Mamphey
congratulated the management on achieving the milestone and welcomed the new
carrier on domestic routes in order to increase competition and reduce airfares.
Air Commodore Mamphey
advised the airline to ensure that the highest standards of safety and
reliability were maintained and assured it of GCAA’s support.
Togbe Afede, who is also
the Agbogbomefia of the Asogli Traditional Area, thanked the GCAA and the
Ministry of Transport for their assistance through the licensing process.
He assured the public that
the airline intended to revolutionalise domestic air transport by making it
affordable to many people.
Africa World Airlines
Limited is a Ghanaian private-sector joint venture between SAS Finance Group,
an integrated investment banking and financial advisory firm, and Chinese
investment and technical partners.
“Africa World intends to
provide low cost scheduled airline passenger services from Accra to domestic
and regional destinations, using jet aircraft throughout its route network,”
the statement said.
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