Air Ghana

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Air Ghana
AirGhanaLogo.jpg
IATA ICAO Call sign
GHNAIR GHANA
Founded1993
Commenced operations2014
AOC # 034
Operating bases Kotoka International Airport
Fleet size1
Destinations3
Headquarters Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana
Key peopleMarwan Traboulsi (CEO) [1]
Website airghana.com

Air Ghana is a cargo airline of Ghana with its head office at Ghana Airport Cargo Center (GACC) in Accra, Ghana, and its main hub at Kotoka International Airport in Accra. [2]

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History

Air Ghana was founded in 1993 as an air logistics company. It grew to provide ground handling, cargo handling, GSSA and aviation support services over the next two decades. [3] [4]

In 2014, Air Ghana received its Air Operator Certificate from Ghana Civil Aviation Authority and commenced operations with a Boeing 737-400 freighter on behalf of DHL. [5] [6]

In 2016, Air Ghana opened the Ghana Airport Cargo Center, a 10,000 sq.m dedicated cargo warehouse facility supplemented by 9,000 sq.m of office space, in partnership with Ghana Airports Company Limited and Swissport. [7] [8]

Fleet

The Air Ghana fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of March 2021): [9]

Destinations

Air Ghana operates the following services as of March 2021. [10]

CountryCityAirportNotes
Ivory Coast Abidjan Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport
Ghana Accra Kotoka International Airport Hub
Nigeria Lagos Murtala Muhammed International Airport
Togo Lomé Gnassingbé Eyadéma (Tokoin) International Airport

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References

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  2. "Air Ghana : Contact". AirGhana.com.
  3. "Air Ghana Airline Profile". CAPA Centre for Aviation.
  4. "Air Ghana : About". AirGhana.com.
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