Domestic Airfares: AWA founder explains why flying within Ghana remains expensive

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  • Ben 4 days ago

    This can’t be true. The exchange rate is stable and better. Your fare has never reduced even when the exchange rate gets better. The flight is always full and normally leaves passengers behind so what are you saying please.

  • ETA2027 4 days ago

    Drop the fares and increase the number of fares and the demand would skyrocket!

  • Concerned Ghanaian 4 days ago

    Togbe Afede I afford you the respect you deserve but either you are being disingenuous or very economical with the truth in what you say. Your airline operates within the low cost airline category yet your fare prices do not ...
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  • Francis Mccarthy 4 days ago

    THIS IS NOT TRUE. YOU ARE “VERY VERY GREEDY. You have never never ever REDUCED your fares. What do you import? Aviation fuel? Reduce fares for more passengers. Fares sometimes from the UK to Italy RETURN cost £50. It’s a ...
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  • Northern Boy 4 days ago

    Cut out the passenger numbers as a factor. Have you ever been to VVIP station at circle to see passenger numbers? Ever border to ask why? Call their CEO for advise.

  • Hahahaha 4 days ago

    When fares are reduced what happened? More patronage.

  • Kwesi 4 days ago

    All you people know is to criticise. Can you explain why most attempts to set up airlines here failed? You haven’t even shown interest in why AWA couldn’t pay a dividend for 13 years! Why not try set up one too. Come toge ...
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  • Mr Acheampong 3 days ago

    You do not realise that Ghana has been criticised by Ecowas for having exorbitant domestic and local air fares!

  • STUPID JOURNALISM 4 days ago

    What kind of journalism do we have these days. Absolute useless article. Eg What is the current domestic fare between routes? What is the typical fare in Africa? How do you conclude its expensive? What are you measuring the p ...
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  • Oko 4 days ago

    Exchange has been stable, hasn't it?
    Please find other excuses

  • ST GHFUO: Kwame Nkrumah International Airport 4 days ago

    No trains..even the gaf.gh army have been forced to stop working after clearing the stretch to Kumari in sure mahama made them clear the stretch for galamsay purposes not to build any road network

  • I can't think far 4 days ago

    You too stupid

  • Pogas 4 days ago

    These excuses CANNOT hold !!

  • Nana 4 days ago

    It’s all lies. And this is how it starts, people want to use it but it is too expensive. They complain and u give excuses. People have compared your local operations and the cost per ticket to European market and explain ho ...
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  • Aboozigi 3 days ago

    hahaahha
    So true
    AWA planes are akways full and even more reliable for the Lagos Accra route.
    Accra Tamale and Accra Kumasi 6 times each are always full of passengers.
    So Togbe why? Me d3 kuku sia

  • POURFENDEUR DE LA CORRUPTION/ANTI CORRUPTION 4 days ago

    Was it not this buffoon chief who politized everything under Akuffo-Addo? Today, he's gotten the sense to give explanation which doesn't make sense.
    This is why I keep on saying there are too many fools in the NDC. Toilet se ...
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  • POURFENDEUR DE LA CORRUPTION/ANTI CORRUPTION 4 days ago

    Was it not this buffoon chief who politized everything under Akuffo-Addo? Today, he's gotten the sense to give explanation which doesn't make sense.
    This is why I keep on saying there are too many fools in the NDC. Toilet se ...
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  • Kwesi 4 days ago

    I wish you could name one person in your extended family who is half as brilliant and honest. Nincompoop!

  • Kwesi 4 days ago

    Surprising you are still not ashamed of Akuffo-Addo’s stinking record. You sound rather proud!

  • Reggae 4 days ago

    We have a comparison list with few African countries and all what you r saying doesn't hold water.You won't be forgiven when the time comes that road network will improve.How is this possible that a round trip cost Ghc 5000+. ...
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  • Kb 3 days ago

    Why are you not going to Ho Togbe since there is an airport there. Answer this question and you will stop your foolishness and stupidity. Your airline would have collapsed a long time ago if not but for especially the K ...
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  • Kwesi 3 days ago

    You are the most foolish and stupid one! Go set up an airline. You idiot! If you don’t know why AWA is not able go to Ho, find out. An ignorant man who thinks he knows is dangerous. Hopeless fool!

  • Kwame 3 days ago

    “Kb, why the insult? Is it hatred or envy? Don’t expose yourself. If you are less stupid or foolish, set up an airline since “foolish” Togbe was able to did it. Shame onto you.

  • Nii 3 days ago

    That's not true kb

  • Mr Acheampong 3 days ago

    He had somebody else deliver this speech because he would not have been able to keep a straight face! Typical fare was always around $50-60 one way Kumasi Accra. The exchange rate at the time was about 13 GHS to the dollar. T ...
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  • KKK 3 days ago

    Togbui, we are patiently waiting for the expressway. So, make your all profits before the expressway is built.

  • moses 3 days ago

    greedy and greedy that the reason business in Ghana doesn't survive. The airline fare is too high. I hope the govt should not support these greedy airlines.

  • Yiadom 3 days ago

    If you bring the fares down plans are going to be full, they just don't want to lower the fares, let's also think about Mobile phone, you buy data, but got finish even though you haven't use it, but Europe is not like that, E ...
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  • Another Observer 3 days ago

    Accra Ouaga is a little over one hour but it's very expensive. One way is over 500 USD. How?

  • One more 3 days ago

    The president made an announcement that there will be no import duties for your aircraft parts. So why?

  • Kwame Nkrumah 3 days ago

    Ghana is too small for two domestic airlines.

  • Agbelimor Paris 3 days ago

    There are two passenger aircrafts in Ghana,AWA and Passion.AWA is for the rich and Passion is for the poor.If you're a poor and you want to enjoy AWA,then work extra hard.

  • Yaw Bediako 3 days ago

    Ghanaweb, I read your news a lot and let me thank you for serving us over the years.

    Please note this: find a way to deal with repetitions when you are reporting on what someone has said. Just check this news on AWA. You s ...
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  • TRUTH BE TOLD 3 days ago

    YOU ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT LIW PASSENGER NUMBER AS ONE OF THE DIFFICULTY YOU'RE FACING FORGETTING THAT WHEN YOUR AIR FARES ARE MODERATE MORE PEOPLE WILL PATRONIZE YOUR SERVICES.

    I BELIEVE SOON AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE A ...
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  • Bitter truth 3 days ago

    The "why" is simple. You people are thieves, and you've gotten a system helping you to steal. In Ghana, those who can afford it don't care for anybody again.

  • SA 3 days ago

    The problem is down to no competition, the government should allow more airlines, companies to operate in Ghana, there should be a deliberate flexibility. We need to find a solution to high airline fares in Ghana, it is not ...
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  • Abdul 2 days ago

    You speak this way brcause you are enjoying monopoly. Your fares are just unreasonablly high.

  • Not true 2 days ago

    Can't be true! They are simply profiteering because there is high demand. How can an Accra -Kumasi return flight be as expensive as 500 dollars?