Domestic Airlines operating in the country are calling on the Ghana Airport Company to allow the Kumasi Airport to operate a 24 hour system at least for this festive season.
?For us the more flight we do the better but the question is whether they would have enough passengers to fly because this is a new experience. All though you have people flying from Europe to Ghana with most flying over night, for domestic passengers flying at night will be new to them?
Citi Business News has learnt that the renovated and commissioned Kumasi Airport will closed to air traffic after 10pm.
It?s not clear why the Ghana Airport Company will want the Kumasi Airport to close its operation for now.
But Domestic Airline companies say night operation will help in revenue generation to help them meet the cost of operations of the airlines.
The Kumasi Airport saw a facelift to allow night flights after the renovation of the runway and installation of Airfield Ground Lighting (AGL) system.
Speaking to Citi Business News the Chief Operating Officer of African World Airlines Apigy Afenu says night operations in Kumasi will help the aircrafts to be used to its full capacity.
?It?s a very good thing because an aircraft is supposed to be airborne, anytime is on the ground you are losing money. For us night operations is good for us because theoretically its will increase the utilization of the aircraft and theoretically its means we can make money and pay for the lease and the other overheads.?
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NORVAN ACQUAH – HAYFORD
