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Domestic Airlines are to be grounded for about two more weeks as a result of bad weather caused by the harmattan.<\/p>\n

The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) in a “Notice to Air Men [NOTAM],” on Saturday December 5, warned that the weather may only be safe for flights after December 15, 2015.<\/p>\n

Domestic airlines would thus be grounded until that time, unless a dramatic change in the weather pattern.<\/p>\n

[contextly_sidebar id=”aEBAWCNjXbUYTH6JLL3irxnA5I4EG2v7″]This will hit hard on their revenues considering that the month of December, is the peak period for air travels due to the Christmas festivities.<\/p>\n

This also means that those who travel by air will be stranded and compelled to opt for road transport.<\/p>\n

Citi News<\/strong> has gathered that most of the non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and businesses that operate in the Northern Region have either resorted to using road transport or cancelled their appointments there for now.<\/p>\n

Prior to the notice from the GCAA, some of the airline operators had cancelled scheduled flights since Wednesday as a result of the bad weather.<\/p>\n

Ghana\u2019s harmattan season, which comes with cold and dryness particularly in the mornings, started becoming visible on Tuesday December 1.<\/p>\n

As a result, domestic airlines like Starbow have since Wednesday suspended flights to the Northern Regional capital, Tamale.<\/p>\n

Tamale, which is known to be a dry area, has thus been the most affected by the onset of the harmattan.<\/p>\n

A source at the Kotoka International Airport who spoke to Citi News<\/strong> said some scheduled flights for Kumasi and Sunyani have also been cancelled.<\/p>\n

Only a Starbow scheduled flight went to Takoradi on the morning of Friday December 4. All others were cancelled.<\/p>\n

It is however unclear yet whether the situation will also affect international flights.<\/p>\n

The Harmattan is a cold-dry and dusty trade wind, blowing over the West African subcontinent.<\/p>\n

Harmattan is usually characterized by strong wind, which blows southwest from the Sahara desert into the Gulf of Guinea between November and March.<\/p>\n

The resultant effect of this dryness among other things is the poor visibility that affects air travel.
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