International travel through the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) has become more swift and easy, the airport now has the option of accessing the self-service kiosks at Terminal 3 to facilitate a swift check-in process. This is part of Ghana Airport Company Limited’s (GACL) effort to ensure seamless facilitation through KIA. …
Read More »Ghana to charge $7 per passenger at Kotoka International Airport to fumigate bags
The Ghana Health Service is impressing on airlines to add US$7 per passenger on each international airline ticket sold and remit the same to the government agency as a luggage fumigation charge. AviationGhana sources revealed that the decision of the GHS was conveyed by the Ghana Airports Company Limited to …
Read More »It’s disgraceful to name airport after Kotoka – KSM
Showbiz personality Kwaku Sintim-Misa has described the naming of an airport after Lieutenant-General Emmanuel Kwasi Kotoka as disgraceful. Born on 26th September 1926, Kotoka was a member of the National Liberation Council which came to power through a military coup d’état on 24th February 1966. This was the overthrow of …
Read More »VIDEO: Woman goes crazy at Kotoka International Airport, throws car jack at security
A video that has surfaced on various social media platforms captures a light-skinned woman dressed in navy green bodycon attire chasing a security man with a car jack. According to observers who ran commentaries in the background, the said woman was a foreigner who had a diplomatic issue but resorted …
Read More »NDC MPs to picket at Kotoka over mandatory $150 COVID-19 testing
Members of the Minority in Parliament have announced their intention to embark on a series of picketing at the Kotoka International Airport, beginning Wednesday, March 30, 2022. The exercise according to the minority is in protest of the mandatory COVID-19 Antigen Testing at the airport which they describe as illegal, ‘unconscionable and extortionist’. “Pursuant …
Read More »Ghana’s main airport: From British Royal Air base to Kotoka International Airport
Ghana’s first international airport was originally built as a military base used by the British Royal Air Force during the World War II in 1946. The facility, which was initially known as the Accra International Airport in 1968 will later become a civilian airport after World War II in the …
Read More »Kotoka International Airport readies for E-passport rollout
Immigration officers are undergoing training for the use of card-readable machines used to authenticate e-passports that have been installed at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA). The training, according to AviationGhana sources at the airport, is expected to be completed by the end of February for the roll-out of the Ghana …
Read More »Ghana Airport confirms suspected security threat, investigations underway
The Ghana Airport Company Limited has stated that it is investigating an incident of an alleged case of some disturbances that happened at the Kotoka International Airport in the early hours of Tuesday, December 28, 2021. According to a December 29, 2021 statement, the GACL said it sighted an unattended …
Read More »Kotoka Airport: Airlines to pay $3,500 on each unvaccinated passenger
As omicron variant of covid-19 threatens to erode gains made in the fight against the pandemic, Ghana’s health authorities and the Aviation Authority, have issued strict guidelines to airlines flying passengers into the country. In a statement announcing new plans to guard against another wave of COVID-19 infections, the authorities …
Read More »VIDEO: Fans troop to Kotoka International Airport to welcome Davido
Davido lands in Ghana He bolts off in a Lamborghini Aventador Davido will donate $600,000 to orphanages across Nigeria Nigerian musician, Davido received a heartfelt welcome when he landed at the Kotoka International Airport. The majority of fans gathered at the airport had their phones out to capture a moment with the artiste. …
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