A local flight heading to Kumasi, which left Accra Kotoka International Airport on Saturday, April 17, 2021 at 17:45 ended up in a different country.
The airline, according to information sighted by Kasatintin.com, made a safe landing at the Félix Houphouët Boigny International Airport in Côte d’Ivoire (Abidjan).
Management of PassionAir explained that the Kumasi-bound aircraft (Flight OP152) from Accra had to be diverted to neighbouring Côte d’Ivoire due to bad weather conditions in the Ashanti Regional capital.
They stated that the diversion was ‘necessary as the safety of our passengers, crew and equipment is paramount’.
A section of the press statement also said;
‘Passengers were provided with refreshments on the ground and the flight departed Abidjan at 11:20 pm when the weather had improved en-route to Accra’.
Again, ‘Hotel arrangements were made for passengers who required it, while others opted to spend the night in their own homes’.
PassionAir rendered an apology to the passengers and assured that ‘all PassionAir flights operate with the highest safety standards, conforming with strict, laid down GCAA regulations’.
Read the full press statement below as reported by Citinewsroom.com:
On 17 April 2021, PassionAir flight OP152 departed from Accra at 17:45 for Kumasi.
Unfortunately, due to deteriorating weather conditions at the destination airport, the flight could not land.
Unable to land in Kumasi or return to Accra, a decision was made to proceed to the planned alternate airport, Félix Houphouët Boigny International Airport in Côte d’Ivoire (Abidjan) where the weather permitted a safe landing.
Passengers were provided with refreshments on the ground and the flight departed Abidjan at 11:20 pm when the weather had improved en-route to Accra.
Hotel arrangements were made for passengers who required it, while others opted to spend the night in their own homes.
All PassionAir flights operate with the highest safety standards, conforming with strict, laid down GCAA regulations.
We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused. However, this diversion was necessary as the safety of our passengers, crew and equipment is paramount.
SOURCE: Kasatintin.com
