{"id":308098,"date":"2017-04-05T08:22:52","date_gmt":"2017-04-05T08:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=308098"},"modified":"2017-04-05T08:22:52","modified_gmt":"2017-04-05T08:22:52","slug":"city-link-initiates-a-comeback-after-5-years-of-inactivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=308098","title":{"rendered":"City Link initiates a comeback after 5 years of inactivity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Local airline company, City Link, has initiated processes for a comeback at least within the short to medium term.<\/p>\n<p>This is the indication from the Director General of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority, Simon Allotey.<\/p>\n<p>[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;clnEKSY9JOvPoL4SKvK8WDKBf4HahVJh&#8221;]According to him, the airline company in February 2017 renewed its air carrier license after five years of inactivity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCity Link has recently renewed its air carrier license we are waiting a request from them for the commencement of their operations. I think they are re-organising and soon they will commence operations,\u201d the DG boss stated.<\/p>\n<p>The air carrier license is among other things an indication of the economic and financial strength and capability to operate as an airline.<\/p>\n<p>The renewal of the license is expected to be followed by the company\u2019s assets and operational strategy.<\/p>\n<p>City Link is among three local airlines that have <span style=\"color: #666699;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #666699;\" href=\"http:\/\/citibusinessnews.com\/index.php\/2016\/03\/29\/antrak-fly-540-city-link-to-resume-operations-this-year\/\" target=\"_blank\">suspended their operations<\/a><\/strong><\/span> for varied reasons.<\/p>\n<p>Simon Allotey could however not indicate the time period of resumption of activity.<\/p>\n<p>He explained to <strong>Citi Business News<\/strong> the activities involved require a relatively longer period which might not be determined by the Authority.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt depends on the airline itself because they will have to lease an aircraft and it is also tied to their finances. I cannot tell what their financial arrangements are. Once they are able to arrange for a few aircrafts they can commence operations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is difficult to give a specific timeline that it will take CTK a month, two or three; it all depends on how they go about their arrangements and some of these contracts can be lengthy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile the GCAA is highly optimistic a comeback by City Link should intensify competition in the local aviation industry.<\/p>\n<p>Resumption of the three local airlines that went under has been rescheduled for quite a number of times.<\/p>\n<p>The three; Antrak Air, City Link, Fly540Gh all suspended their activities between 2012 and 2015 for varied reasons.<\/p>\n<p>Currently only two local airline companies are in operation.<\/p>\n<p>They are Africa World Airlines and Starbow Airlines.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Pius Amihere Eduku\/citibusinessnews.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Local airline company, City Link, has initiated processes for a comeback at least within the short to medium term. This is the indication from the Director General of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority, Simon Allotey. [contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;clnEKSY9JOvPoL4SKvK8WDKBf4HahVJh&#8221;]According to him, the airline company in February 2017 renewed its air carrier license after five years of inactivity. 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