Major Progress Made On Airport Projects
Mrs Cecilia Dapaah, the Minister of Aviation, has said significant progress had been made on major airport projects across the country, including 87 per cent completion of the Terminal 3 of the...
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No Laptop Ban As US Says All Airlines Have Raised Security
All 180 airlines serving the United States have taken the security steps needed to avoid being forced to implement inflight bans on laptop computers, the Department of Homeland Security said...
Aussie Flyer Swaps Suitcase For Beer
A beer-loving Australian man has managed to check-in a can of lager as his only luggage on a domestic flight, with the brew arriving safely thanks to courteous baggage handlers. To the amusement of...
U.S. Expects To Lift Laptop Ban Soon For Four Remaining Airports
The United States expects to lift the laptop ban soon for the four remaining foreign airports that are still impacted by the electronics restriction. On Tuesday, the Department of Homeland Security...
Air Canada Jet Nearly Lands On Taxiway In San Francisco
US aviation authorities are looking into an incident involving an Air Canada plane which nearly landed on a crowded taxiway instead of a runway at San Francisco airport, officials said Tuesday. The...
Four Airports Remain Under US Laptop Ban
Four airports remain under a ban for carry-on laptops on US-bound flights, imposed amid fears that Islamic State is developing a bomb concealed in personal electronics, officials said Tuesday. The...
Italian Consortium To Rebuild Airport In Libyan Capital
Libyan authorities on Wednesday signed a deal with a consortium of Italian companies to build two passenger terminals at Tripoli's international airport, which fighting forced the closure of in 2014....
US To Toughen Airline Security; No Laptop Ban Expansion
The United States announced Wednesday it would implement tough new security rules for all airlines flying into the country, but held off from a threatened expansion of its carry-on laptop ban....
Kotoka Airport VIP, VVIP Lounge To Be Temporarily Closed
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, has announced that it will temporarily close down the VIP and VVIP lounges of the Kotoka International Airport. A statement by the Ministry...
Military Plane Carrying 116 People Vanishes Over Burma
A Burmese military plane carrying 116 people went missing on Wednesday after taking off from an airport in the capital Yangon. The aircraft, which was heading for the southern city of Myeik, lost...
US Says No Laptop Ban On Board Flights From Europe For Now
US aviation security officials stepped back Tuesday from imposing a ban on carry-on computers on flights coming from Europe, which had been proposed to guard against possible bomb-laden electronics...
Residents of Sumbrungu Demonstrate Over Relocation of UE Airport
Some residents of Sumbrungu, a suburb of the Bolgatanga Municipality in the Upper East Region on Monday embarked on a demonstration to protest a planned relocation of a regional airport to a...
Minister Suspends Payments To Wa Airport Contractor Over Shoddy Job
Minister of Aviation, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, has questioned the integrity of work being done at the Wa Airport and asked that payments to the contractor be suspended. The shoddy works were detected at...
Aviation Minister Suspends Payment To Wa Airport Contractor
Mrs Cecilia Abena Dapaah, Minister of Aviation, has questioned the integrity of work being done at the Wa Airport and asked that payments to the contractor be suspended. Shoddy work has been...
EU, US To Discuss Potentially Chaotic Airline Laptop Ban Wednesday
Top US and EU officials will meet on Wednesday to discuss a controversial plan to outlaw carry-on laptops and other large electronics in planes flying from Europe to America. The scheme, proposed by...
EU Demands Talks With US Over Possible Airline Laptop Ban
The EU is seeking urgent talks with Washington over a possible US ban on carry-on computers on European flights to the United States, an EU source said Friday. The European Union has not yet received...
US Mulling Extending Carry-On Computer Ban To Europe
US authorities are considering banning carry-on computers on European flights to the United States, widening the security measure introduced for flights from eight countries in March, an official...
Government To Accelerate Regional Airports Expansion – Aviation Minister
Government is keen on accelerating the expansion of other regional airports to ease the pressure on Kotoka and boost domestic economic activity, Aviation Minister, Cecilia Abena Dapaah, has said. She...
I’m Not Bitter But Only Setting Record Straight
Ghana’s former envoy to Angola, Mr Moses Bukari Mabengba, has insisted that he is not bitter about the treatment meted out to him at the VIP Lounge of the Tamale Airport. Speaking to the Daily...
Composer Seeks Answers After US Airport Detention
A prominent composer has asked for answers and greater scrutiny of US airports' treatment of travelers after he said he was detained for hours on his return to New York. Mohammed Fairouz, a longtime...