President Akufo-Addo has today commissioned the long-awaited Kumasi Airport, now renamed Nana Agyemang Prempeh I International Airport.

He was accompanied by the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Minister of Transport Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, and other dignitaries.

The airport, which is currently undergoing equipment testing for both domestic and international flights, is expected to commence full operations by June this year.

With a capacity to accommodate over 800,000 passengers annually, primarily from the northern and middle belt regions, the airport is poised to meet the increasing demand for air travel.

The Ghana Airport Company Limited is now managing the facility, which is expected to create new opportunities for hoteliers and tourism operators in the region.

The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the Ghana Hoteliers Association, George Arkoh Mensah, expressed optimism that the opening of the airport will have a positive impact on the hospitality industry in the region.

He estimated over 50,000 people will be coming to Kumasi or the Ashanti Region specifically, with almost 80 per cent of them being accommodated by the Ghana Hotel Association, hence increasing productivity and income.

He said, “The opening of the airport will bring economic improvements and development to the region and Ghana. It will open Kumasi and the Ashanti Region to the world, and the destination periods of most of the people who will come will be Kumasi. With that, it will improve and increase patronage in the hotel industry.

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Ghana, Accra, Mankessim. Ishmael Awudi is a journalist and a media entrepreneur. He founded Ghana News Guide. GNG is an online news platform that focuses on news stories within Ghana and across the world on a regular basis. The primary objective of GNG is to ensure that news stories are reported as they are, with no filters applied. In its news coverage, GNG strives for professionalism.He also founded Wetour, a local tourism agency aimed at boosting the tourism space in Ghana with the youth at focus.Ishmael works with The Afriam Network as the head of business development. Afriam Network is a global company based in Ghana, Accra that offers a variety of services such as Customer Service, Debt Collection, Order Taking, Lead Generation, Customer Surveys, and Telesales. Ishmael holds a bachelor's degree from the Ghana Institute of Journalism. He won the best online media personality award in 2019 at level 300.He has contributed to several media houses in Ghana including.

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