Antrak Air
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| Founded | September 2003 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Kotoka International Airport | ||||||
| Focus cities | Kumasi, Tamale, Sunyani, Takoradi,Accra. | ||||||
| Fleet size | 4 | ||||||
| Destinations | 5 | ||||||
| Company slogan | Total flight Comfort | ||||||
| Headquarters | Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana | ||||||
| Key people | Alhaji Asoma Banda, Fadel Banda, William Asare,Abigail Asamoah, KWaku Antwi-Bosiako, | ||||||
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Antrak Air is a Ghanaian scheduled airline based in the Airport Residential Area of 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 6 August after being grounded for about two 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 four 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"
- 1 2 "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", GhanaWeb, 22 May 2012.
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