The new concourse connecting Terminals 2 and 3 at Accra International Airport is 20% complete, Minister of Government Communications Felix Kwakye Ofosu said on Saturday.
“Recall the Concourse linking Terminals 2 and 3 at the Accra International Airport that President Mahama cut sod for a few months ago? It is already at 20% completion,” he wrote on X.
President John Dramani Mahama cut the sod for the project on Monday, April 27. He said passengers currently lacked a secure and efficient route between the two terminals, while the airport also had limited transit space.
Passenger traffic increased from 1.8 million in 2022 to 2.5 million in 2025, according to the president. Congestion between 6pm and 10pm was already affecting check-in, immigration, security screening, boarding and baggage handling.
The project is being delivered through the Ministry of Transport and Ghana Airports Company Limited. Alongside the concourse, the government is refitting Terminal 2 to handle both domestic and international flights.
The work is also intended to allow some airlines currently operating from Terminal 3 to move to Terminal 2.
Facilities planned for the concourse
Kwakye Ofosu released the design for the link on April 3, before the sod-cutting ceremony. The plans include five passenger boarding bridges and five holding areas, as well as travelators operating in both directions.
The concourse will also have five escalators and lifts, one VIP lounge, four business lounges and four duty-free pods.
At the time, Kwakye Ofosu said Ghana Airports Company Limited would begin construction that month as part of efforts to reduce congestion at the airport.
The concourse project is separate from the renovation of Terminal 2.
Ghana Airports Company Limited managing director Yvonne Nana Afriyie Opare told Parliament on August 4 that the separate US$15 million refurbishment of the older terminal should be completed by December.
The renovation is intended to enable Terminal 2 to accommodate domestic and international passengers.
Kwakye Ofosu’s update on Saturday provided the percentage of work completed on the concourse but did not state the contract value, identify the contractor or give a date for the opening of the connection between the terminals.