Transport Minister Joseph Bukari Nikpe has announced that the task force set up to oversee the establishment of Ghana’s national airline is close to completing its work.
Mr. Nikpe said the government was committed to ensuring that Ghana participated actively in the aviation industry instead of relying solely on airport infrastructure while foreign airlines operated flights to and from the country.
He made the announcement on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, at the launch of Uganda Airlines’ Accra–Entebbe service.
According to him, President John Dramani Mahama believes Ghana must play a more active role in aviation to improve connectivity and support the movement of people and goods across the continent.
“His Excellency the President is thinking that we cannot have beautiful airports and connect our airports to other airports without participating in that industry of aviation or flying people,” he said.
Mr. Nikpe indicated that the task force was nearing the end of its assignment, with further steps expected towards establishing the proposed national carrier.
“And so very soon, the task force [national airline task force] is almost done with their work. And very soon, we will join Uganda Airlines to be able to move our people from producing centres to the marketplaces, from the marketplaces to the factories, and from workplaces to other tourism sites, so that Africans will have that kind of free movement within our own [continent],” he added.
The proposed airline is expected to strengthen Ghana’s air connectivity, facilitate trade and tourism, and improve access to destinations across Africa.
The initiative forms part of the government’s broader efforts to position Ghana as a major aviation hub in West Africa.
President Mahama inaugurated a 10-member task force in May 2025 to develop plans for the establishment of the national carrier. The team was tasked with exploring a sustainable business model for the airline and determining how it could operate successfully.
The government has indicated that the proposed airline would be largely private-sector-driven, with the state expected to hold a minority stake.
Ghana previously operated Ghanan Airways, which was liquidated in 2004, leaving the country without a national carrier.
