Ghana International Airlines

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Ghana International Airlines
Ghana International Airlines logo.png
IATA ICAO Callsign
G0GHBGHANA AIRLINES
Founded2004
Commenced operations29 October 2005
Ceased operations13 May 2010
Hubs Kotoka International Airport
Fleet size1
Destinations4
Headquarters Accra, Ghana
Key peopleGifty E. Annan-Myers, G.A.M. Azu, Sean Mendis
Website www.fly-ghana.com
(archived)

Ghana International Airlines (GIA) was the national airline of the Republic of Ghana between 2005 and 2010. The airline suspended operations on 13 May 2010. [1]

Contents

GIA operated scheduled and charter passenger and cargo services. Its main base was Kotoka International Airport, Accra. [2]

History

The airline was set up in 2004 [3] as a partnership between the government of Ghana and a group of private international investors. A team of executives led by Ralph Atkin, founder of SkyWest Airlines in the United States, was installed, which also included Brian Presbury, the former CEO of Kenya Airways.

Ghana International Airlines commenced operations on 29 October 2005 [4] with daily flights between Accra and London Gatwick Airport using a Boeing 757 wet leased from Ryan International Airlines. The airline commenced seasonal service to OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 2006. Flights to Düsseldorf, Germany, began in 2008.

It is owned by the Ghanaian government (70%) and US consortium (GIA-USA) (30%), but the shareholders have been engaged in a protracted legal dispute since 2006. [5] The airline had 168 employees (at March 2008).

Boeing 757 at Dusseldorf Airport Ghana International Airlines Boeing 757-200 Eimers.jpg
Boeing 757 at Düsseldorf Airport

Destinations

Ghana International served the following destinations:

Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom

Partnership agreements

Ghana International Airlines had interline partnerships with numerous international airlines including: Air Baltic, Air Namibia, Continental Airlines, Flybe, Kenya Airways, Air Nigeria and South African Airways.

Fleet

At the time that the airline suspended operations the fleet included (as of 13 May 2010):
AircraftTotalPassengers
(Business/Economy)
RoutesNotes
Boeing 757-200 1169 (16/153)allLeased from Astraeus

Accidents and incidents

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