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Antrak Air resumes West
Coast flights next month
Accra, Aug. 31, Ghanadot/GNA - Antrak Air, one of Ghana's
private airlines, says it would resume operations to Lagos,
Monrovia and Freetown from September 16, 2007.
The decision which is part of the airline's mission to
become the dominant link between Africa and the rest of the
world would see an increase in its frequency to Ouagadougou
from two to three times weekly.
A statement issued in Accra on Friday said Antrak Air had
acquired a Boeing 737 aircraft for these destinations to
ensure high customer satisfaction and comfort.
It explained that Antrak Air would operate two flights daily
from Accra to Lagos from Monday to Friday at 0600 hours and
1800 hours as well as one flight each at 0600 hours on
Saturdays and 1600 hours on Sundays.
Antrak Air will also fly three times a week to Monrovia and
Freetown on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
There would also be a third flight to Ouagadougou on Sundays
connecting from Cotonou. Domestic flights to Kumasi and
Tamale will continue as scheduled, the statement said.
The wholly Ghanaian-owned airline was incorporated in
December 2001 and commenced operations in September 2003 as
a domestic operator. But Antrak Air has rapidly grown and
expanded its operations to include flights to Ouagadougou
and last June started a weekly flight to Cotonou.
Alhaji Asoma Banda, Chairman of Antrak Air, expressed
delight at the resumption of the flights, which he said,
were in line with the mission of the airline, which is using
Ghana as the gateway by providing competitive, safe,
reliable and efficient services delivered by customer
focused employees.
The schedules will enable air passengers to travel freely
and with ease across the West African sub-region as well as
to connect easily to long haul flights from Accra.
Other West African destinations, Abidjan, Bamako, Banjul,
Dakar, and Lome would be served by the end of the first
quarter of 2008, the statement said.
GNA
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