Ghanaian carriers, African World Airlines (AWA), and Passion Air recorded more delays and cancelled flights in their operational performance in the aviation sector in January 2021.
According to statistics of the airlines published on newsghana.com.gh, AWA’s operational performance data for January 2021, shows a total of 1,191 scheduled flights during the month, four flights delayed beyond two hours and the number of booked passengers also was 45,000 with no passenger denied boarding.
Comparing this data to the month before, the statistics show an increase by 24 in the number of scheduled flights, a decrease by 1 in the number of passengers denied boarding and a decline by 2,022 in the total number of booked passengers.
Also, Passion Air recorded 400 scheduled flights, of which only 24 flights operated with delays beyond 15 minutes. 4 flights were cancelled. In general, all scheduled flights operated as planned of which 93.9% departed on time.