- Afra Airlines
Afra Airlines was an
airline established inAccra inGhana in 2003. It was formed as a new consumer airline to be focused on providing efficient, low-cost air services to and from destinations within Ghana,Africa ,Europe andNorth America .Code Data
*ICAO Code: UAG
*Callsign: AFRALINEHistory
Afra Airlines was awarded its Air Carriers licence for cargo and passenger operations by the
Ghana Civil Aviation Authority , and an Air Tour Operators Licence from theGhana Tourist Board . It merged withBoeing 747 owner and charter operator, Global Air Group, to complete financing arrangements for the purchase of 100Utilicraft Aerospace Industries new FF-1080-300 Freight Feeder aircraft, for deliveries starting in2007 .Afra Airlines entered a co-operative agreement with
CTK - CiTylinK on new regional services. The new service,AfraCityLink , was scheduled to start domestic services on15 February 2005 (ref:Airliner World, April 2005).Afra Airlines claimed official frustration by the Government of Ghana preventing it from operating. As a direct consequence Afra Airlines laid off all staff, closed its offices and put its investments in Ghana on hold for the foreseeable future.
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