Ho — The announcement final week by Ardour Airline of suspending its operations from Ho to Accra didn’t go down nicely with a cross-section of residents within the Ho municipality of the Volta Area.
After the suspension it attracted some reactions which have been captured by the Ghanaian Instances yesterday.
Mr Divine Bosson, Ho Municipal Chief Government famous that it was very disappointing for the airline to take such a call on the time that peoples’ curiosity was rising.
In keeping with him, he had personally taken the airline a number of occasions from Ho to Accra for conferences,and to transact enterprise and had seen the distinction between going by street and air.
He mentioned the airline ought to have continued to dialogue with stakeholders and work collectively for the collective goal of Ardour Air to be realised.
Going ahead, he mentioned the airline should be ready to have interaction with its stakeholders to clarify points pertaining to its operations and hearken to the issues with a purpose to higher its lot.
For now, he advised that the Ho Airport may very well be used for refueling and a restore centre in order that the funding made there wouldn’t go waste.
On his half, Mr James Gunu, Volta Regional Secretary of Nationwide Democratic Congress (NDC) appreciated the issues raised, including “these issues should not be swept beneath the carpet, we want as a area to take introspection and one thing should be finished about it.”
He mentioned through the development of the challenge some individuals didn’t see the necessity for an airport in Ho.
In keeping with him, a number of investments had been put into the challenge and it should not go waste.
“We’d like as a area to rapidly name a stakeholders assembly to see find out how to convey the airport again to life,” Mr. Gunu acknowledged.
He famous that the advertising and promoting division of Ardour Air operations weren’t heightened nicely, so lots of people weren’t conscious of their operations.
“Volta Area is turning into a tourism hub, and with the Ho Airport a number of vacationers will likely be drawn to the area and this will enhance the native economic system,” MrGunu added.
Will probably be recalled that administration of Ardour Air final week suspended its operation to Ho because of low patronage, rising value of gas because of world occasions, depreciation of the native foreign money in opposition to the US greenback and the requirement of Ghana Airports Firm Restricted to construct an workplace in Ho.
Ardour Air turned the primary home operator to supply scheduled flights between Accra and Ho in an try and open that a part of the nation and enhance tourism.