Ashanti Airlines has won the bid to partner with the Ghana government and operate a national flag carrier. Other airlines in the fray besides Ashanti Airlines were Ethiopian Airlines, Egyptair, and the Ghanaian management consultancy and brokerage firm JNH Group. In May 2022, the Ghana government started showing positive interest in the proposal home-based Ashanti Airlines and, after a lot of thought and consideration, Ashanti won the bid to operate Ghana’s national airline.
One of the main reasons behind choosing Ashanti was because it is a Ghana-based airline and the company showed willingness to meet the required terms and conditions of the contract. The management agreed to increase the fleet capacity for routes expansion and increase the workforce.
Ashanti Airlines has already acquired an Air Carrier License (ACL), allowing it to operate scheduled and chartered passenger and cargo flights. The airline management says that it is confident to launch the operation by the end of 2022.
Meanwhile, the airline is in the final financial arrangements and procedures of acquiring other licenses like the Air Operator Certificate from the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA).