{"id":277367,"date":"2016-12-16T15:47:46","date_gmt":"2016-12-16T15:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=277367"},"modified":"2016-12-16T15:47:46","modified_gmt":"2016-12-16T15:47:46","slug":"ghana-suspends-plans-to-get-a-new-national-airline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/12\/ghana-suspends-plans-to-get-a-new-national-airline\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana suspends plans to get a new national airline"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/strong>Ghana has suspended plans to get a partner for the new national airline.<\/p>\n This is because the work of the approval committee in the Public Private Partnership process has stalled following the election of a new government.<\/p>\n The halt in operations of the committee will continue until the incoming NPP administration concludes appointments to key ministries, departments and agencies and subsequently form a new approval committee.<\/p>\n The Committee is expected to approve the Request for the proposal from the ten shortlisted airlines.<\/p>\n Transport Minister, Fiifi Kwetey had earlier stated that the process should be completed in October this year.<\/p>\n It is however unclear when the new committee will be formed.<\/p>\n The new national airline has become imperative following the collapse of the Ghana International Airlines in 2010.<\/p>\n The Ghana International Airlines was established in 2004 with 70 percent shares held by the government and 30 percent held by a US consortium GIA-USA.<\/p>\n National airline necessary<\/p>\n The quest to revive the operations of a new national airline has been viewed by some observers in the aviation industry as an indispensable component of attaining the objective of becoming an aviation hub in the sub-region.<\/p>\n According to the Country Manager for Air France KLM, Dick Van Niewwenhuyzen, the increased infrastructure will build confidence in Ghana\u2019s aviation industry.<\/p>\n \u201cI see new departure terminals being built; also Ghana recently launched its new cargo centre and I believe the country is undertaking these infrastructure because it sees growth, opportunities to expand the business. I think the market will remain same but the cake will be shared differently among participants in the industry,\u201d he remarked.<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Pius Amihere Eduku\/citibusinessnews.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ghana has suspended plans to get a partner for the new national airline. This is because the work of the approval committee in the Public Private Partnership process has stalled following the election of a new government. The halt in operations of the committee will continue until the incoming NPP administration concludes appointments to key […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":277384,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[32,171,11,1166],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n