Antrak Air resumes West Coast flights next month

Accra, Aug. 31, 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.