GCAA
apologises
for
power
outage
Accra,
Dec.
19,
GNA
-
The
Ghana
Civil
Aviation
Authority
(GCAA)
has
apologized
for
the
inconvenience
caused
to
arriving
passengers
as
well
as
agencies
operating
at
the
immigration
and
arrival
halls
following
the
power
outage
that
occurred
on
Monday.
The
GCAA
said
a
number
of
measures
have
been
put
in
place
to
prevent
such
as
an
incident
from
ever
occurring
again
at
the
Kotoka
International
Airport
(KIA).
A
statement
signed
by
Mr.
Eric
Noi,
the
Public
Affairs
Manager
of
GCAA,
said
the
measures
include
the
installation
of
uninterrupted
power
supply
at
the
immigration
and
baggage
reclaim
halls.
There
is
also
interconnection
of
the
two
main
sub-stations
at
the
KIA,
such
that
either
sub-station
could
supply
the
entire
airport
with
power
when
needed.
At
1650
hours
on
December
18,
the
main
out-going
circuit
braker
feeding
GCAA
headquarters
building
and
the
immigration
and
arrival
halls
at
the
KIA
tripped,
causing
temporary
darkness
in
certain
parts
of
the
airport,
including
the
immigration
and
baggage
reclaim
halls.
The
immigration
as
well
as
baggage
reclaim
procedures
was
done
manually.
The
fault,
which
was
rectified
at
2105
hours,
did
not
affect
the
departure
terminal
including
the
check-in
hall
and
departure
immigration.
The
runway
lighting
system
was
also
operational
during
the
period.
Flight
arrivals
and
departures
were
thus
not
disrupted.
GNA
