Updates of happenings in Ghana’s aviation industry for this week’s edition of ‘Aviation This Week’ are topical events from April 19 – 24, 2021. The highlights are as follows:
AWA to Release Commercial Flight Schedule to Ho Airport by June
After gathering the necessary flight data from its test flight to the Ho Airport on April 15, 2021, Africa World Airlines (AWA) is hoping to commence its ACC – HZO (Accra to Ho) flight operations after the middle of June this year. The airline is of the belief that by then, the necessary logistics and human resources would have been in place to allow it to release a commercial schedule for its new route.
In another development, AWA says the suspension of its flight to the Wa Airport was due to safety concerns and has indicated its commitment to resume services to the airport should the issues be fixed.
Ghana Introduces Digital Verification of COVID-19 Results for Travels
Ghana has become the first West African country to introduce a digital COVID-19 test results verification for international travels. The digital platform which is in line with the African Union Trusted Travel and ECOWAS BIOMARS standard has the digital codes of all verified testing laboratories in the country and will help check fake results particularly for passengers departing the country. Arriving passengers are encouraged to use www.globahaven.org for their test verification.
Qatar Airways Introduces Latest Technology for its Cabin Disinfection
Five-star airline, Qatar Airways has introduced the latest version of Ultra Violet Disinfection Technology by Honeywell. The new Honeywell UV Technology reduces the time spent disinfecting the cabin and can also disinfect wide and narrow areas with its long wings compared to the previous version.
After purchasing 17 units of this technology, the airline intends to use them at its hub in Doha to disinfect aircraft during turnaround periods.
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