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Air Travel

1. Air Service in Ghana
2. Airfare to Ghana
3. During your Flight to Ghana
4. Arrival at Kotoka Airport in Accra
5. Major International Airlines Serving Ghana
6. Domestic and Charter Airlines in Ghana 
7. Other Airlines Serving Ghana

Air Service in Ghana

All international flights land at Kotoka International Airport in Accra (ACC). All major international carriers have service to Ghana at least once per week.

Domestic flights from Accra serve Kumasi, Tamale, Takoradi and Sunyani, but charter services are available to many other locations. Be advised that these fares can be expensive. For example, a round-trip from Accra to Tamale was about $370 in December 2009.

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Airfare to Ghana

Shopping for airfare online is easy. One convenient consolidator for international flights is Vayama. Flights booked via this site are reliable and inexpensive. However they may not be best from your area, so use the prices obtained from Vayama as a baseline for comparing prices from other sites as well as with the airline directly.

When flying from the UK, a great site for inexpensive airfare is Ghana Flight.

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During your Flight to Ghana

Be well rested for your flight. Wear loose comfortable clothing. Bring some chewing gum or something to chew during takeoff and landing to help your ears when the plane is pressurizing. Exercise before and during flight (flexing your muscles while in your seat is one example). Drink plenty of fluids, but not coffee, tea or alcohol.

Everyone has their own remedy for jet lag, and I am no exception. My personal favorite is 'No Jet Lag' tablets, available in travel shops worldwide. Endorsed by the New Zealand National Rugby team, these are herbal tablets that you take every 2 hours or so while in transit. I would not have been inclined to try these except for an elderly couple I was sitting beside on a long-haul flight. They were so enthusiastic about No Jet Lag and they made me promise to try them on my next trip. Now I share their same enthusiasm for this product.

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Arrival at Kotoka Airport in Accra

After your flight lands, you will queue at Immigration for inspection of your passport. Those who sit nearest the front and rear exit of the airplane get through this queue quickly, while the rest of the plane waits in a long queue.

Regardless of your position in the Immigration queue, everyone waits at the baggage claim area. There may be delay to retrieve your bags, but usually not any worse than your average airport. Get a pushcart for your bags - it is free.

For your convenience, there is a money change kiosk in the arrival hall, just before the baggage claim. The rates are decent, and it makes sense to change enough to get you through a couple days while waiting for your luggage.

After passing customs and exiting the arrival hall, there will be hundreds of people in a giant throng outside. Most are not meeting anyone in particular, but are just hoping to meet someone as they exit. Everywhere people will be offering to help you, hoping for something good to come their way.

It can be mayhem, but the Easy Track guides are easy to locate in our bright Kente shirts.

If you do take a taxi, do not get into the taxi until you have negotiated with the driver for the rate to your destination. Otherwise an outrageous amount will be demanded from you upon delivery to your destination.

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Major International Airlines serving Ghana

Here is a listing of major international airlines serving Ghana as of March, 2009. The phone number of their Ghana offices is included along with the airline's web address. To reach their Ghana office from outside Ghana, add the country code (233) and drop the leading zero (0) from the phone number.

British Airways
021 214 970
Via London Heathrow five times per week. From global destinations via OneWorld Alliance with American Airlines, Air Canada, Quantas Airlines and Cathay Pacific Airlines.
www.britishairways.com

These are the domestic and charter airlines serving Ghana as of March, 2009. These flights tend to be expensive.

Aerogem Aviation
Cargo and charter flights.
021 769 298  or  021 771 921
www.aerogemaviation.com

Antrak Air
Reliable daily domestic flights in Ghana to/from Kuamsi and Tamale. Also twice weekly flights via Cotonou, Benin and Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
021 769 458  or  021 789 930
www.antrakair.com

City Link
Domestic flights throughout Ghana. Also daily flights from Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire.
021 785 725  or  024 431 2003
www.flycitylink.com

CTK Network Aviation
Scheduled and charter flights and air transport.
021 783 097  or  021 770 443
www.ctkgh.com

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Other Airlines serving Ghana

Here is a snapshot of the ever changing set of other airlines serving Ghana as of March, 2009.

Aero
Daily flights between Lagos and Accra.
www.flyaero.com

Afrinat
Regional West Africa airline with twice weekly flights to Accra via Freetown.
www.afrinat.com

Afriqiyah Airways
From many destinations in Europe, connecting to Accra every Friday via Tripoli.
021 912 732  or  021 912 733
www.afriqiyah.aero

Air Burkina
Via Ouagadougou and other locations in West Africa.
021 773 498  or  021 774 587
www.air-burkina.com

Air Ivoire
From Paris, Marseille and various West African cities via Abidjan.
021 674 456  or  021 777 414
www.airivoire.com

Antrak Air
Ghanaian airline with twice weekly flights to/from Cotonou and Ouagadougou. Also daily domestic flights to/from Kuamsi and Tamale.
021 769 458  or  021 789 930
www.antrakair.com

Arik Air
Nigerian airline with flights from London Heathrow, Johannesburg and various West African cities via Lagos.
www.arikair.com

Bellview
Nigerian airline with flights via London, Lagos, Abidjan, Conakry, Monrovia and Freetown.
021 786 680  or  021 230 329
www.flybellviewair.com

City Link
Daily from Abidjan. Domestic flights throughout Ghana.
021 785 725  or  024 431 2003
www.flycitylink.com

Slok Air International
Gambian airline with flights via Banjul, Dakar, Monrovia and Freetown.
021 766 740  or  024 316 6206
www.flyslokair.com  or  www.slok-air.com