Lufthansa ends route to Ghana after disagreement with government |
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Tue, 17 Jul 2007 11:45
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ACCRA (Thomson Financial) - Deutsche Lufthansa AG said it will stop flying to Ghana, following a disagreement with the Ghanaian authorities.Lufthansa said the Ghanaian government had refused to renew the licence authorising it to fly every day to Accra international airport.'Instead, Lufthansa was only authorised to fly two flights per week between Accra and Frankfurt. Unfortunately, the company cannot accept this proposal, as it is not financially viable,' the airline said.Lufthansa's last flight serving Accra will run on Saturday evening. The company said it 'sincerely regrets being forced to withdraw Ghana from the map of countries which we serve'.Ghanaian Aviation Minister Gloria Akuffo said Lufthansa could still fly to the country. She told Agence France-Presse that her government had not forced the airline to halt its flights, and that Lufthansa had sent her ministry draft agreements to be signed.tf.TFN-Europe_newsdesk@thomson.comafp/cmr/bsdCOPYRIGHTCopyright AFX News Limited 2007. All rights reserved.The copying, republication or redistribution of AFX News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of AFX News.
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