Citi Business News has gathered German airline, Lufthansa has officially notified the transport ministry over moves to pull out of Ghana.
\n[contextly_sidebar id=”wEkrepUv8cmZGfVMtdTjUhqkTfGl3yIi”]Lufthansa will from the first of October this year cease operations in Ghana.
\nThe airline operations and routes in Ghana will now be taken over by Belgian carrier, Brussels airlines which Lufthansa has a stake in.
\nCiti Business News has learnt the move follows the restructuring of Lufthansa\u2019s Africa\u2019s operations as a result of its acquisition of Brussels airlines among others.<\/p>\n
In June 2009, the European Commission granted regulatory approval for Lufthansa to acquire an initial 45 per-cent stake in the parent company of Brussels Airlines.<\/p>\n
Lufthansa simultaneously acquired an option to buy the remaining 55 per-cent stake in the Belgian carrier from 2011.<\/p>\n
It will be recalled that Brussels airlines pulled out of Ghana some two years ago.
\nCiti Business News has learnt Brussels airlines have also notified the transport ministry over its intentions to resume operations in Ghana.
\nPer the restructuring agreement Lufthansa will now operate Brussels air\u2019s Nairobi \u2013 Brussels route while Brussels air will take over Lufthansa\u2019s Accra \u2013Frankfurt route.<\/p>\n
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By:\u00a0 Vivian Kai Lokko\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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