Development : Airport

Government to renovate regional airports

ogblay — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:38:00 GMT

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Roads and Transport has paid a one day working visit to the Takoradi Airport.

The group was accompanied by Aviation Minister, Gloria Akuffo, who took the opportunity to assess rehabilitation work at the airport.

The rehabilitation is part of government’s efforts to renovate Regional Airports in the country.

The entourage was met by the station Commander of the Takoradi Air force, Air Commodore Samson Oje, who briefed them about the current phase of the rehabilitation.

Rehabilitation work included the presidential lounge, renovation of arrival and departure halls, and the runways.

Others include, the acquisition of a standby generator at the Airport, replacement of the stations sporting and recreational facilities and the airport main road, which is being tarred.

Air commodore Oje, outlined some of the challenges the airport was facing, including encroachment of land for farming activities.

The committee was however pleased with the extent of work done and promised to give it the necessary support to bring the airport up to appreciable standards.

Source: TV3

Kumasi, Tamale Airports Upgraded

ghanazone — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:50:00 GMT

Upgrading of Takoradi, Tamale and Kumasi Airports will continue after the 26th African Cup of Nations is over, Minister of Aviation, Gloria Akuffo has said.

According to her, the upgrading of the facilities at the airports will make Ghana the hub of aviation as well as enable those airports to handle international flights.

Ms Akuffo was speaking to journalists when she inspected the progress of work on upgrading projects at the Takoradi Air Force Station yesterday.

Sonitra and Consar Limited, two reputable international construction firms with a number of projects to their credit are the contractors of the projects.

Ms Akuffo expressed satisfaction about the progress of work, saying the projects would be ready for the Ghana 2008 tournament.

She said the first phase of work on the runway would be completed for the tournament and the second phase would be considered after the tournament.

Plans have been designed for the Kumasi, Takoradi and Tamale Airports to be upgraded into international standards.

With the increasing number of tourists and foreigners trickling into the country every now and done, it is believed that elevation of these airports into international standards will help ease pressure on the Kotoka International Airport in Accra.

Seth Armah, Resident Engineer and Air Commodore Sampson Oge, Station Commander, took the Minister round.

The projects included the rehabilitation and expansion of the airport runway, terminal and control tower as well as the construction of a VIP lounge.

Kumasi project on course.

ghanazone — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 12:12:00 GMT

Miss Gloria Akuffo, Minister of State, Aviation Ministry, has inspected progress of work at the Kumasi Airport.

She was accompanied by Mr. Simon Allotey, Acting Director-General of Ghana Civil Aviation Authority, Mrs. Esi Annor Sackey, Managing Director of the Ghana Airports Company and Mr G.K.Scott, Chief Director of the Ministry.

Workers were seeing busily working on the various structures of the Airport including the Rescue and Fire Fighting Service block and the Meteorological offices and the control tower when the Minister and her team arrived at the place.

Conducting the Minister and the team round, Mr. Stefano Ramella, Managing Director of Consar, contractors working on the project, said old structures would not be destroyed because they looked solid and strong instead they would be repaired and painted.

Mr. Issac Addai, a representative of the of Consultant to the project, who took the Minister and her team to the runway, said the first phase of work would involve repair works to be followed by over-lay of asphalting.

Mrs. Akuffo told newsmen that the project would be implemented in phases.

The Minister and the Team earlier paid a courtesy call to Otumfuo Osei Tutu 11, the Asantehene.

GNA