Domestic carrier, Africa World Airlines, is set to begin two daily night flights from Accra to Kumasi International Airport from January 23, 2015 -- a first in the local airline industry.

A release from the airline says the new daily route is aimed at "expanding options for Ghanaian domestic travelers".

The recently adjudged 'Ghana Tourism Board’s Domestic Airline of the Year 2014' says the initiative "will mark the launch of an entirely new venture into scheduled night time operations to and from our domestic airports."

The night flights -- to be operated by flights AW 120 and 122 -- represent additions to AWA’s daily Accra to Kumasi flights and is expected to allow same day connections from Europe to Kumasi via Accra.

"This is a travel option that has been long sought by the tourism industry. The flight is being promoted in conjunction with the Ghana Tourist Board and they are indeed pleased to be able to offer this option to all international travellers", said the AWA release.

The flight's schedule allows for connections to AWA’s flights to and from Frankfurt, South Africa, Amsterdam, London and Istanbul and opens up other convenient travel opportunities to our passengers.

In addition to this and with Africa World being on the international booking engine table via HAN-AIR E-ALLIANCE, it is now possible to connect from other airlines such as SAA, KLM, TURKISH TAP, LUFTHANSA and other airlines.

Passengers arriving from overseas will now have same day onward connection access by night to Kumasi on this new flight on a daily basis.

Passengers who also have business in Kumasi or Accra can arrive in the morning and have enough time to finish all business before boarding a night flight as late as 20.40hrs* (visit www.flyafricaworld.com or your accredited travel agent for details).

Special flight packages to and from Kumasi and Accra with fares representative and taxes start at GH¢200. 

For a Limited Time only passengers will receive a special deal when they fly four times and get the fifth fare for free -- valid for travel to and from all AWA destinations.

Africa World Airlines will also commence non-stop flights from Kumasi to Lagos from February 28, 2015

Africa World wishes to acknowledge the help of the Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL), the Authority of Civil Aviation Ghana (GCAA) The Ministries of Transport and of Tourism as well as the Service Departments of Immigration and Customs, all of the Government of Ghana for making this new service possible.

Night vision lights on the tarmac and a system that guides planes to land with special vision instruments are part of the overhaul upgrades that the airport has introduced.

”This new service adds an exciting new international connecting destination for all travelers and is in line with Africa World Airlines mission to expand Ghana to regional and international destinations,” said Apiigy Afenu, Chief Operations Officer.

Africa World Airlines currently operates a fleet of 3 ERJ 145 aircraft to 2 destinations in Ghana re Kumasi and Tamale as well as 1 regional destination in Nigeria re: Lagos.

Chief Executive Officer Michael Cheng Luo of Africa World Airlines said, “We are excited about adding flights from ACC to Kumasi and on to Lagos; we know this will become a popular gateway for us as we have had requests from many passengers who are generally looking for a great deal on a shorter getaway. Flying to Accra and waiting to overnight before commencing to Kumasi will now become a thing of the past and we are proud to be the first to land scheduled flights into the new Kumasi International Airport using the new night lights and Instrument Landing System.”

The flights will be operated by the EMBRAER flight that seats 50 passengers. The plane has a single comfortable one class cabin. All passengers will get a free first checked bag, snacks, water and some juice on board. 

For those traveling with 10 or more adults, Africa World Airlines has a dedicated Group & Incentive Division ready to assist.

The experienced team specializes in meetings, corporate incentives, conferences, student trips, family reunions & vacation getaways and other types of group travel. To contact the Group Services Department, please call 0544 342 305/ 0544 200 209 (SAM/VICTORIA) or email irs@flyafricaworld.com.