Kumasi Airport re-opens at 2PM today

RadioXYZonline.com can confirm that the contractor working on the runway at the Kumasi Airport has completed work on the potholes that caused the airport to be closed down temporarily.

XYZ News’ Ashanti Regional Correspondent, Isaac Justice Bediako, reports that the construction firm has completed work on the runway and handed over the airport to the management.

The airport is expected to be opened at 2:00PM this afternoon to commence operations.

This will come as a welcome news for Airlines plying that route as the closure affected their operations.

The Minister for Transport had earlier indicated that the airport will be opened last Monday but the date had to be postponed as the repair works were more than expected.

Industry players have asked the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority and the Airport authorities to run regular checks on the runways to prevent such future closures.

They have also called for a restriction on the sizes of planes that ply the airport in order to ensure that runway does not develop potholes in the future.