{"id":724355,"date":"2019-10-16T10:27:04","date_gmt":"2019-10-16T10:27:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/10\/16\/kotoka-best-in-west-africa\/"},"modified":"2019-10-16T10:27:04","modified_gmt":"2019-10-16T10:27:04","slug":"kotoka-best-in-west-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/10\/16\/kotoka-best-in-west-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Kotoka Best In West Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"

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President Akufo-Addo<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Kotoka International Airport (KIA) has been ranked the best in the West African sub-region and the sixth in Africa by the Airports Council International (ACI).<\/p>\n

President Akufo-Addo who made the revelation at the 28th<\/sup> ACI Africa annual general assembly, regional conference and exhibition in Accra yesterday, indicated that the recognition had come \u201cas a result of the strong policy initiatives by government and the adherence to high-to-high airport service quality standards of the various airports.\u201d<\/p>\n

The President said \u201cour efforts ensured that in April this year after the International Civil aviation Organisation (ICAO) concluded its coordinated validation mission, Ghana obtained an effective implementation rate of 89.89%, the highest by an African country.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also said the Ministry of Aviation had initiated plans for a dedicated programme dubbed \u2018Aviation-driven development\u2019 aimed at using aviation as a driver of socio-economic transformation.<\/p>\n

That, according to him, \u201cwill see the construction of a maintenance overhaul and repair facility at the Tamale International Airport, constructional cargo facility, development of Aviation Training Organization for pilot training and construction of state-of-the-art control tower at the Kotoka International Airport, amongst others.\u201d<\/p>\n

The President gave an assurance that \u201cour airports will continue to undergo systematic facelifts through infrastructural rehabilitations.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe also intend to continue to open up the country by constructing additional airports to serve as feeders to go to Kotoka International Airport,\u201d the President said, adding \u201cthe progress being made in the aviation sector is ample evidence of our commitment to collaborate and cooperate with all industry stakeholders and to champion the cause of global and regional policies such as the \u2018No Country Left Behind initiative\u2019, single African air transport market and thereby enhance safety and security.\u201d<\/p>\n

While acknowledging the fact that Africa is home to some of the fastest growing economies in the world, the Director-General of the ACI, Angela Gettings, said \u201cwith the recent launch of the \u2018Single African Air Transport Market by the African Union, we can expect further improvement to opening skies\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt also has the potential of increasing the socio-economic benefits that aviation and airports bring to the communities they serve,\u201d she stressed.<\/p>\n

She said that was because \u201caccording to the latest edition of the Air Transport Action Group\u2019s Aviation Benefits Beyond Borders, the air transport industry supported 6.2 million jobs and $55.billion in African economic activity in 2016.\u201d<\/p>\n

She said specifically 33,200 of those jobs were with airport operators.<\/p>\n

She, therefore, stressed the need for tailored-made solutions for all airports, big or small.<\/p>\n

By Charles Takyi-Boadu, Presidential Correspondent<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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