Antrak Air
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| Founded | September 2003 | |||
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| Hubs | Kotoka International Airport | |||
| Fleet size | 4 | |||
| Destinations | 5 | |||
| Headquarters | Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana | |||
| Key people | Alhaji Asoma Banda, Fadel Banda, William Asare | |||
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Antrak Air is a Ghanaian scheduled airline based in the Airport Residential Area in Accra, Ghana.[1] It started operations in September 2003 and operates scheduled domestic, regional and international services, as well as charter services in West Africa. Its main base is at Kotoka International Airport, Accra.[2]
The company suspended all operations in May 2012 following a fire on board its only aircraft.[3] The company resumed its domestic flights on August 6 after being grounded for about 2 months. [4]
Destinations
Antrak Air operated the following scheduled services (at April 2012):[2]
Antrak Air was a designated carrier of Ghana to numerous countries worldwide including the United Kingdom, Germany, South Africa and Saudi Arabia.
In September 2011, Antrak Air filed a legal challenge[5] seeking an injunction to suspend operations of new competitor Starbow Airlines.
Fleet
The Antrak Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of July 2012) :
Incidents and Accidents
- On 22 May 2012, an Antrak Air ATR42 flying from Tamale to Accra with 33 passengers and 4 crew caught fire on departure from Tamale Airport. Passengers were evacuated from the aircraft and no fatalities were reported.[8]
In April 2007, a similar engine fire occurred on the right engine of the ATR-42 with registration number 9G-ANT. This flight was operating the last evening flight from Kumasi to Accra with over 30 passengers. The aircraft landed safely with one engine (left engine) in Accra.
References
- ↑ "Contact Us." Antrak Air. 4 August 2010. Retrieved on 8 December 2011. "Accra Corporate Office 50 Senchi Street, Airport Residential. Area"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. p. 76.
- ↑ http://www.citifmonline.com/index.php?id=1.907294
- ↑
- ↑ Antrak, CTK warn Startbow
- ↑ 9G-AAB Antrak Air ATR 42-320 - cn 041. planespotters.net.
- ↑ EC-KVI Antrak Air ATR 72-500 (72-212A) - cn 824. planespotters.net.
- ↑ Avoka, others escape aircraft fire. 22 May 2012.
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