Management of Antrak Air, an Accra-based airline has acquired the necessary designation to begin flights to Saudi Arabia, Alhaji Asoma Banda, chairman of Antrak Air, said on Thursday. Speaking at a passing out ceremony for new cabin crew and dispatch officers, Alhaji Banda said they received the approval last Wednesday. However, there are still some technical details, including the aircraft to use before flight operations could begin to Saudi Arabia. “All things being equal we hope to get over these technical hurdles before the beginning of this year's Hajj,” Alhaji Banda assured. The airline expects to make two flights weekly to the Kingdom when operations finally kick-off. Antrak Air started operations in September 2003 and operates scheduled domestic, regional and international services, as well as charter services in West Africa. Currently, the airline domestic destinations are Kumasi and Tamale. It also has international flights to Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso. Touching on the development of the airline industry, Alhaji Banda called for partnership among local entrepreneurs to ensure that Ghana returned to her category one status that allowed Ghanaian registered carriers to fly directly to the United States with Ghanaian pilots and cabin crew.
