Ghana Airports Company (GACL) has responded to recent concerns raised in an article regarding thefts from unattended luggage at Kotoka International Airport (KIA). GACL emphasized that they take security very seriously and will implement various measures to prevent thefts, including increasing their surveillance and monitoring of luggage handling. Additionally, they …
Read More »Ugandan activist ‘exposes’ dodgy, corrupt KIA officials
Stella Nyanzi, a controversial Ugandan academic and activist has taken a swipe at airport officials she described as dodgy and corrupt. Nyanzi, who was recently in Ghana, wrote about her experience at the hands of some officials at the Kotoko International Airport (KIA) as she was flying out after her …
Read More »Shatta Wale receives Gramps Morgan at KIA ahead of album collabo
Charles Nii Armah Mensah, alias Shatta Wale was at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) on Tuesday evening to welcome Gramps Morgan to Ghana. The Morgan Heritage member arrived at the airport to a sizeable welcome crowd and was captured in a video with Shatta Wale making their way out of …
Read More »Kenyan woman busted at KIA for attempting to smuggle cocaine worth US$300k
The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has announced the arrest of a Kenyan woman who was seeking to smuggle some cocaine through the Kotoka International Airport. According to a statement by the Commission dated Monday, April 17, 2023, 35-year-old Njeri Mary was arrested on Saturday, April 15, 2023, during routine checks …
Read More »First photos of Christian Atsu’s coffin draped in national flag at KIA
Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia was leader of the government delegation at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) on Sunday night, February 19, to receive the mortal remains of Christian Atsu. Reports indicate that president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo would have led the delegation but for the fact that he is out …
Read More »E-regime: Ghana abolishes filling of landing cards at KIA – Bawumia declares
Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has announced new modalities with respect to travellers entering the country through the airports. Starting 31st March 2023, inbound passengers will “no longer be required to fill out landing cards. This is because the same information can be obtained electronically,” Bawumia announced via a Facebook post dated …
Read More »VIDEO: Kia truck loaded with cement, blocks involved in accident on Pokuase interchange
A Kia truck carrying cement and blocks was involved in an accident at the Pokuase interchange on Saturday, December 31, 2022. According to an eyewitness account, the driver failed to brake and hit two street light poles in front of a house, severely damaging them as well as some vehicles …
Read More »ECG disconnects KIA, UPSA, others again over debts
The Electricity Company of Ghana has disconnected the Kotoka International Airport, Accra Sports stadium and the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) from the national grid for their failure to pay accumulated debts. The three key institutions were disconnected in April this year after all attempts by the power distributor to …
Read More »KIA gets first standard certified airline repair facility
3AMS-CELMS is to operate Ghana’s first Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility at Kotoka International Airport. The company, according to Ben Owusu – a Senior Aviation Safety Inspector and Manager at Quality Assurance – is nearing the completion of its certification process that was started some five years ago. The …
Read More »Immigration officers aiding foreigners to skip screening at KIA – Int. Relations Expert
An International Relations Expert, Collons Kwadwo Amoah has alleged that Immigration Service officers at the Kotoka International Airport of helping foreign passengers who disembark to evade immigration screening. His comment comes on the back of news that Chinese galamsey kingpin, Aisha Huang who was arrested and said to have been …
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