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The Ministry of Aviation has told\u00a0Citi Business News<\/strong>\u00a0it is seeking to give opportunities to more airlines to operate in Ghana\u2019s domestic aviation industry.<\/p>\n

The move according to the Ministry, is to deepen competition and grow Ghana\u2019s transport sector.<\/p>\n

The Minister of Aviation, Cecilia Dapaah who mentioned the plan to\u00a0Citi Business News<\/strong>\u00a0explained that this will include efforts to drive down cost of operation for airline companies.<\/p>\n

Madam Dapaah also maintains that the policy should increase patronage by consumers of air transport.<\/p>\n

\u201cAbout one million passengers come to Ghana every year and they definitely do that via air and that is not in doubt and it is very significant that we link up all regions. I have started making some rounds with the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts and we mean to have a permanent joint committee to look at all these areas,\u201d she stated.<\/p>\n

Madam Dapaah added, \u201cI have had an audit of airports, airstrips and helipads in Ghana so we have a big view that we are using as a lens to make sure we open up each region.\u201d<\/p>\n

Upon assuming office, the NPP government has removed the 17.5% VAT on domestic air tickets.<\/p>\n

In addition, the cost of aviation fuel has been reduced to match with others within the sub-region.<\/p>\n

Currently, Africa World Airlines and Starbow are there are only two airlines operating domestic flights in Ghana.<\/p>\n

Three others; Antrak Air, Fly540 Gh and CityLink are yet to come back after suspending their operations for a couple of years now.<\/p>\n

Earlier, Deputy Aviation Minister, Kwabena Okyere Darko also indicated his outfit\u2019s readiness to drive competition in the aviation space.<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

By: Pius Amihere Eduku\/citibusinessnews.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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