Ghana Civil Aviation Authority projects 10pc aviation growth in 2013

THE Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) says it expects a 10 per cent growth in the aviation next year driven by an increase in dedicated cargo carriers and the number of passenger carriers flying into the country.

"There is going to be an air services negotiation conference at the end of the month, where we are going to meet various countries to renew bilateral agreements," said GCAA director general Victor Kwame Mamphey.

"Several countries have indicated that they want to have such arrangements. I know certainly there is going to be more cargo and passenger carriers in 2013," Air Commodore Kwame Mamphey said.

"We are expecting about 10 per cent growth," Air Commodore Mamphey was speaking to the Business & Financial Times on the tarmac of Accra airport as GCAA officials welcomed the maiden flight of Cargolux's new Boeing 747-800 Freighter to Accra.

Projections by the Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL) also show that air passenger traffic is expected to hit six million by 2015, from 1.8 million in 2011.