By Francis Ogwo
Ghanaian Minister of Aviation, Joseph Kofi Adda, has said that the country’s airspace is still not open for international flights as he urges the public to disregard rumours on social media, insisting that the airspace will remain closed until further notice.
The minister made this disclosure on Friday in a statement signed by the public relations officer at the Aviation Ministry, Madeleine Insaidoo, affirmed that minister of aviation, Joseph Kofi Adda, has in no way stated, granted an interview or released any information concerning the matter.
“The Ministry wishes to inform the general public that the above news item is false and that at no point in time has Hon. Joseph Kofi Adda, Minister for Aviation, stated this in any interview or press release. So, it should be disregarded,” the communiqué read.
In the meantime, Ghana’s borders remain closed, although the government has operated some repatriation flights to bring stranded Ghanaians back home following the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak. Foreign Affairs Minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, announced earlier in June that 856 Ghanaians who were stranded have returned home safely.
Recall that Ghana’s President, Nana Akufo-Addo, announced in May, the indefinite extension of the closure of borders to human traffic as a result of the continuing spread of Covid-19.
Meanwhile, domestic flights are currently being operated at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA), as announced by the Aviation Ministry on 1 May to comply with safety protocols and guidelines developed to curb the further spread of the virus.
