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Qatar Airlines interested in new Ghana airline

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  • Gyeabour Nyame 9 years ago

    Useless government, you can't even keep the lights on - you expect the flights to land in darkness and unlit runways?

  • ATUAJOE 9 years ago

    YOU WILL NEVER GROW UP, JUST LIKE NPP. BRITISH AIRWAYS HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR HOW LONG. DO YOU KNOW WHERE THE AIRPORT IS?

  • ELINAM 9 years ago

    They're the largest in Africa with hubs in all economic zones in Africa. their newest hub is been built in Lome.
    If Ethiopia can manage through HARD times and remained number one in Africa, then that's a lot to learn from th ...
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  • MARY 9 years ago

    don't partnership with them they are terrorism conuties

  • Kwabena Yeboah 9 years ago

    It is a good symbol to have a national airline. Countries over the world take pride in having their own airline, and almost every country has its own airline. Don't let dumsur cloud your faculties but applaud the government i ...
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  • Emmanuel Otchere (@eaojnr) 8 years ago

    You make good points! Buy back is a good thing. The selling of Ghana airways was perhaps a good thing, but was misplayed with corruption taking center stage. We need a strategic partner to start all over, this will not be a s ...
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  • nick 9 years ago

    pls ghanaians don't trust arabs........!

  • THINGS FALL APART 9 years ago

    IN MY OPINION, THE GOVT MUST GO FOR QATARI AIRLINES. THEIR SERVICES AND MAINTENANCE RECORD IS BETTER THAN THE OTHERS.
    'A WORD TO THE WISE IS IN THE NORTH WHERE MAHAMA COMES FROM'.

  • ATUAJOE 9 years ago

    WELL SAID

  • BBCy 9 years ago

    I am yet to see what Ghanaian politicians can do right.
    They are lucky enough to get votes from people so stupid who votes by ethnic lines and not by policies.
    58 odd years after independence ,people still queue to go to to ...
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  • Ajasco 9 years ago

    Don't call the nation a uselees,yes there are problems the country is facing now but flip the coin and see the other side.How many fifty-eight have achieved what they want in their lives? By the way when you are walking the s ...
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  • CITIZEN ONE 9 years ago

    Our problem with the massive decline of Ghana over the years has been this copycat syndrome and abject insolence of believing that we have an advanced culture. We allowed these ignorant local content Akan culture to absolve e ...
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  • CITIZEN ONE 9 years ago

    BEHAVIOR !!!

  • mike 9 years ago

    don't go for Kenyan or ethopian go for Qatar they have the money they will invest heavly in the airline buy new planes for the accra London and usa route Ghana airways will never go bankruft under Qatar why do u think they ar ...
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  • Kofi Thompson. 9 years ago

    The last thing that any of those three airlines actually wants, is for Ghana to have a viable and profitable national airline, competing with them. Bidding to partner Ghana is the best strategy to avoid such competition.

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  • daladam 9 years ago

    WE CANT TRUST YOU YOU TREAT AFRICANS IN THE ARAB WORLD LIKE TRASH GET LOST LOSERS DONT COME TO GHANA

  • mensa 9 years ago

    GHANA BE BETTER OFF STAY AWAY FROM ARABS AND THEIR VIOPLENT COLTURE OF KILLING AND DISSRESPECT FOR WOMENS

  • ataa 9 years ago

    Golden Tulip has been Ghana Arab join ownership for years and its still good, isnt it? can we learn from that and see how it was negotiated and its been managed?

  • Bostonman redsox 9 years ago

    let the private sector invest in 5 he flight business and not the govt. There will be too much corruption having Ghana airways again. Govt should focus on infrastructure like water systems and electric systems.

  • ataa 9 years ago

    We need a national airline as an independent nation. its our pride. we have to learn how to manage. Partnership transfers knowledge and technology

  • Bostonman redsox 9 years ago

    govt should incentivise the private sector. Stop with this govt ownership nonsense. The govt shout focus on putting the electricity on and provide water and security

  • Joey Boy 9 years ago

    Somebody help me answer this question: Do we need to own/run an airline at all costs in this messy economy? Should it be a priority over the energy crisis?

  • ataa 9 years ago

    we have to create jobs. its a way to. Why are you worried? is it because NPP destroyed it and the only memory of it us a chop bar? Ghana Airways will surely fly. God bless Ghana

  • anokwale 9 years ago

    The real focus should be on making the airports nicer and strengthening the domestic airline sector. If a domestic airline is solid then it can become a regional player and link up with international airlines. A strong loca ...
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  • Emmanuel (@eaojnr) 8 years ago

    That's another good point. Do we need to own/run at this time an airline at all, or focus on the key objectives? I'd say this, if a strategic partner's demands are reasonable, and our involvement is as little as possible, the ...
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  • Member-Y 9 years ago

    did you guys pay attention to the not-more-than-30% line and the 2 paragraphs after it? i can't figure out the rationale behind that threshold. country broke o, country no broke o, we all dey inside!

  • OKOROMANSA 9 years ago

    COLD CHOP FOR QATAR BECAUSE MAHAMA HAS ALREADY SIGNED THE DEAL WITH THEM. LET US WAIT AND SEE.

  • Emmanuel Otchere (@eaojnr) 8 years ago

    It will not be that bad, but a major disappointment that we skipped Emirates and gave it to Qatar because we couldn't stomach the facts the Emirates were telling us.

  • Neutral Zone 9 years ago

    Don't need a national airline. Set it up n sell again?

  • Ghanaba 9 years ago

    Funny... How can government own only 30% shares and call it a national airlines. They must as well float that 30% shares on the stock market for all Ghanaians to get a chance to own a part.

  • ataa 9 years ago

    Ghanaba bybyour logic Ghsna does not own its oil since Kuffour gave us 10% and Mills fought for additional 3%. Also Gjsna gets less than 10% of our Gold. So you see we need Ghana Airways even if its 20%

  • ohyew 9 years ago

    Fix dumdum first

  • kweks 9 years ago

    Dumsor will be fixed and when the lights comes it will shine on all the good works; interchange, hospitals, schools etc. But dont go burning the power generating plants ooh!

  • NANA 9 years ago

    GHANA YOU AND YOUR CHILDREN AND FAMILY MUST THINK DEEPLY, ONLY YOU CAN SAVE YOURSELVES, FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION USE YOUR OWN MONEY TO INVEST IN YOUR FUTURE. CAST AWAY THE SELFISHNESS, YOUR INNOVATIVE AND UNCORRUPT CHILDREN W ...
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  • RerALI MANHAMA 9 years ago

    Another opportunity to crate, loote and share

  • kweks 9 years ago

    Negative. Let us be positive small! Its Easter Sunday! NPP what is your prayer today? Is it may Ghana burn. Wongbo. Its hard. We are reversing all your curses and your ill will on the nation in Jesus' name. Ghana will not die ...
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  • I can't think 9 years ago

    The first flight any Ghana Airline would be seized at Heathrow. Ghana Government and the Ministry of Transport owes millionsto customer s and suppliers I Europe they have not paid. They better settle those debts first?

  • JACOB 9 years ago

    GO WITH ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES WITH HISTORY OF SAFETY, MAINTAINANCE, COST EFFICIENT AND BETTER ROUTES AS PART OR MEMEBER OF STAR ALLIANCE GROUP OF AIRLINES. THERE IS ACCOUNTABILITY IN THEIR MANAGEMENT STYLE NO FAMILY, GIRLFRIENDS ...
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  • kweks 9 years ago

    l agree although l am tempted to opt for Qatar

  • Haruna Bawa (Libya) 9 years ago

    This is really good news.It has intrigue me most to hear this grat news. In fact, it has not been easy to us,we Ghanaians in Libya to come back home with different countries flight with alot of worries.Due to Ghana lacks of ...
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  • Emmanuel Otchere (@eaojnr) 8 years ago

    The only airline we should be partnering with looking at the trends and as well their growth is Emirates. Perhaps The Qatari's has a special relationship with our President, but any other airline, especially from within Afric ...
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