The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has said it has requested for a report from Starbow Airline and Air Traffic Control to initiate mandatory investigations into a near fatal accident that occurred on Tuesday involving one of Stabow’s aircrafts.
At an altitude of about 6000 feet, a Starbow aircraft en-route to Takoradi on Tuesday made an emergency landing at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) after a hydraulic fault was detected mid-air.
[contextly_sidebar id=”wxYVIMT7g5AOJmmbgx4YXgsywyhnNk3G”]Two passengers on board were injured in the process.
Deputy Minister of Transport, Joyce Bawa Mogtari told Citi News that management of Starbow airline has grounded most of its flights to carry out emergency service procedures on them.
She explained that “what we want to do is to ensure the safety of our passengers and to assure the general public that everything is being done to ensure that our safety record is maintained.”
This is the second time a similar incident has happened in two months.
On August 9, 2014, a Kumasi bound Starbow aircraft was forced to land shortly after taking off because it developed a fault mid-air.
The Chief Executive Officer of Starbow, Mr Eric. Antwi in an interview with Citi News insisted that the two incidents are entirely different.
The GCAA, in a press release is however “assuring the General Public that as the regulator of Ghana’s air transport industry, it does not compromise on its unbridled safety standards and will continue to ensure Safety and Security within the Accra Flight Information Region (FIR).”
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By: Godwin Allotey Akweiteh/citifmonline.com/Ghana