President John Dramani Mahama has cut sod for the construction of a new Interconnecting Concourse linking Terminals 2 and 3 at Kotoka International Airport (KIA), in a major step toward repositioning Accra as West Africa’s leading aviation hub. The ceremony, attended by aviation officials and diplomatic stakeholders, came alongside two further announcements: revival of a national airline and a digital e-visa rollout.
The Concourse
- Function: a single, secure, post-immigration walkway linking Terminal 2 (regional) and Terminal 3 (international) — eliminating duplicate security lanes and reducing connection times for transfer passengers
- Capacity gain: projected to enable seamless transit for the surge in transit-traffic Mahama is targeting
- Funding: through Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL); construction tender already awarded
National Airline Revival
Mahama said the government is actively reviewing the roadmap for the new flag-carrier this week, signalling a shift from years of stop-start announcements into a delivery phase. A national carrier has been a recurring policy theme since Ghana Airways was wound down in 2004.
E-Visa Rollout
The new digital e-visa system is being introduced as part of the same aviation-hub strategy: simpler entry processing, shorter queues, and integration with the recently approved 30-day visa-waivers with Maldives, Zambia, and Antigua & Barbuda (effective 25 May 2026 — Africa Day).
Why It Matters
Together, the three announcements form the most coherent aviation-hub bid Ghana has launched in two decades — chasing Lagos, Nairobi and Addis Ababa for trans-Africa transit dominance.
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