Government disagrees with British Airways plan to operate from London Gatwick

The Aviation Department says the government does not agree with British Airways’ decision to operate its service to Ghana from London Gatwick Airport instead of Heathrow Airport.

This means that all British Airways flights to London-Accra-London will depart and end at London Gatwick Airport.

In a press release, the ministry said it urged British Airways authorities to reverse the decision, respect the position of the government of Ghana and uphold the mutual interest of the two countries.

He said the results of the engagement would be made available to the public.

The statement said British Airways, in a letter to the ministry, said it intended to start the new operation next summer.

He said that following the notification, the Aviation Ministry called a meeting at the request of then Minister Joseph Kofi Adda to discuss the matter and express its displeasure with the decision, which was taken without consulting the Ghanaian authorities.

“At said meeting, the BA team promised to provide additional information and data analysis to support the reasons for the change to enable the government of Ghana to take a final position on the matter,” he said. -he declares.

The statement said the British Airways team has yet to provide the information.

— GNA