On Monday, November 9, Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang joined the board, management and staff of Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) to mark the organisation’s 20 years of connecting Ghana with the rest of the world.
The anniversary recognised GACL’s role in supporting trade, tourism and investment, while contributing to Ghana’s wider national development.
Professor Opoku Agyemang welcomed the company’s work to strengthen airport infrastructure and improve services as passenger numbers continue to grow.
Projects include the reconfiguration of Terminal 2, improved links between terminals and runway works intended to accommodate rising passenger traffic.
“I also welcome its efforts to diversify revenue, as well as the announcement of GACL’s first dividend payment to Government,” she wrote on X after the engagement.
The Vice President said the government remained committed to developing new regional airports and upgrading existing facilities as it seeks to establish Ghana as a major aviation and economic hub.
She added that better air connectivity was particularly important because Ghana hosts the Secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
Improved links, she said, would help facilitate trade, attract investment and widen access to regional and international markets.
Professor Opoku Agyemang also highlighted the importance of the experience offered to visitors arriving in Ghana. For many travellers, the country’s airports provide their first encounter with Ghanaian hospitality.
That makes the professionalism of airport staff as important as operational efficiency, effective maintenance and sustainability, she said.
She added that building Ghanaian expertise and creating opportunities for young people and women must remain central to the future growth of the aviation industry.
The Vice President congratulated GACL’s board, its past and present management teams, staff and all other stakeholders involved in the company’s development.
“As the company enters its next phase, I encourage its leadership and workforce to build on these achievements,” she said.
The engagement came as GACL marked two decades of activity, with the company’s infrastructure programme and efforts to diversify its income forming key parts of its next phase.
