Business News of Thursday, 18 June 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comCoronavirus: Domestic passenger flight figures rises to 2,800 per week – GACLFile photoData from the Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL) has revealed domestic passenger flights from Accra to Kumasi and Tamale rose from nearly 1,850 travelers per week to almost 2,800 passengers per week. Aviation Minister, Kofi Adda, speaking in an earlier interview with GhanaWeb indicated the average domestic flight figures for passengers, some three weeks ago, averaged 300 per day. Presently, Ghana’s domestic flight space is dominated by two main operators, Africa World Airlines (AWA) and Passion Air, which carries 70 and 30 percent of passengers respectively. The Aviation Ministry, prior to the resumption of domestic flight operations announced the introduction of physical distancing on board flights as one of the stringent measures the curb coronavirus infections. But some domestic flight operators said the move was rather impacting on the revenue profitability where they are witnessing a reduction in aircraft capacity from a maximum of 78 to 38 passengers per flight.

Source: GhanaWeb June 18, 2020 14:37 UTC