Kumasi Airport to be operational in June – Transport Minister

The Kumasi International Airport is expected to be commissioned and fully operational by the end of June this year. This was announced by the Minister of Transport, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah during an interview with Accra-based JoyNews.

When operational, the Airport is expected to significantly lessen the challenges air travellers face in the northern region. According to the Ghana Airport Company, about 800,000 air travellers will utilize the new airport annually.

Earlier this year, the Minister of Finance, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam revealed that the Airport project, which was stalled for months is expected to be completed in April this year.

He explained that a huge part of the funds needed to complete the capital-intensive project has so far been released by the government to the contractor for work to resume.

He added that government is now only required to pay the remaining two million euros in order for the project, which was stalled, to be completed.

Phase Two (2) works of the Kumasi Airport Project began in 2018 and includes the construction of a new Terminal Building to handle one million passengers each year, two boarding bridges, a road network, perimeter fence, a substation and parking lot among others at a cost estimated at £66,350,000.

Phase three also involves the extension of the existing runway pavement from 1,981 meters to 2,320 meters, the construction of a new taxi link and two Apron Parking Stands, an Air Traffic Control Building, and a Fire Station among others. The cost for this phase is also estimated at £58,900,000.

The Kumasi Airport is currently served by two domestic carriers namely: Africa World Airlines (AWA) and Passion Air.

Source: Myrepubliconline