KUMASI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO RESUME ACTIVITIES BY AUGUST

The Kumasi International Airport could start operating international flights from August this year, two clear months ahead of the expected time of completion.

In December last year, the contractors working on the airport expansion project, Contracta Construction UK Ltd, told the Ashanti Regional Security Council (REGSEC) that the project would be completed in October 2022.

However, during a tour of the project by the REGSEC, the Project Manager, Alan Frazeto, told the members that “by September, Kumasi will have an airport that meets international aviation standards and could be ready to start operating international flights.”

This follows the steady progress of work done on the expansion project which started in 2018. So far, the construction of the terminal, as well as the installation of escalators, the baggage carousel, check-in points, and passenger boarding bridges have been completed.

While the total work done in both phases two and three of the project is estimated to be about 82 p complete, that of the terminal is about 98 percent complete.

The expansion work at the Kumasi International Airport is a €124.9-million project being undertaken by Contracta Construction UK Ltd.

The scope of work includes the extension of the existing runway pavement from 1,981 meters to 2,320 meters, the construction of a new taxi link and apron, two new apron parking stands, and aeronautical ground lighting system.

Others include the design and building of a terminal with the capacity to handle 800,000 passengers per annum, an 11MW substation, as well as the provision of new bulk utility services, independent of the existing utility services for the airport.

Phase three of the project involves the construction of the air traffic control building and a fire station, as well as the expansion of the existing runway pavement.

SOURCE: GhanaToday