It has been proven that the influence on local and regional economic activity extends well beyond the airport site. Better still, the location of airports influences the geographic distribution of industries and can be a significant factor in the decisions of certain industries to locate in a specific state or region. Tourism industries have also been shown to be sensitive to air travel access. Data indicate that access to air transport plays an increasingly important role in the ability of some high-technology industries, such as computers and electronics, to compete, and that the location of airport facilities influences the location of these industries.
The former Deputy Health Minister Dr Bernard Okoe Boye has hinted of a possible reduction in the cost of the mandatory COVID19 test at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA).
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He said the government is seriously considering a reduction in the $150 price amidst a surge in the coronavirus cases in Ghana.
In an interview on Accra based Citi FM, Dr. Okoe-Boye said the complaints of Ghanaians on the price has been considered.
“I discussed with a key player at the airport, and they said they are looking at all the factors. Previously, they were testing kids, between 5-12 years. They were to pay $150. As we speak, that has been cancelled. They will be tested, but they don’t pay. It is this same concerns from the public that influenced this. Constant discussions always have the potential to give you what you want,” he said.
The Ministry of Aviation (MoA) and Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) are leaving nothing to chance in their effort to ensure that the country’s airports are safe and secure in the midst of the new coronavirus disease (Covid-19)
It is the light of the above that the two state entities engaged waste management and disinfection experts, Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL), to undertake a massive disinfection exercise at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA).
The two-hour exercise, which was carried out from Thursday, January 14, around 11:30 p.m., to Friday, January 15, 1:30 a.m., was to help rid the airport of Covid-19 tendencies.
The Ministry of Aviation (MoA) and Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) are leaving nothing to chance in their effort to ensure that the country rsquo;s airports are safe and secure in the midst of the new coronavirus disease (Covid-19) It is in the light of the above that the two-state entities engaged waste management and disinfection experts, Zoomlion Ghana Limited (ZGL), to undertake a massive disinfection exercise at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA). The two-hour