By 2024, the Kotoka International Airport's passenger volume should have fully recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic's effects.Ghana's transport minister, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, said in his speech at the 41st ICAO triennial meeting in Canada that "passenger traffic is picking up after the disastrous impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the aviation industry.

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"Ghana is now functioning at about 70% of its capacity, and its transport minister, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, stated that the country hopes to attain full capacity by 2024.The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced passenger data for August 2022 showing continued momentum in the air travel recovery.Total traffic in August 2022 (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) was up 67.7% compared to August 2021.

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Globally, traffic is now at 73.7% of pre-crisis levels.Domestic traffic for August 2022 was up 26.5% compared to the year-ago period. Total August 2022 domestic traffic was at 85.4% of the August 2019 level.International traffic rose 115.6% versus August 2021 with airlines in Asia delivering the strongest year-over-year growth rates. August 2022 international RPKs reached 67.4% of August 2019 levels.

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“The Northern Hemisphere peak summer travel season finished on a high note. Considering the prevailing economic uncertainties, travel demand is progressing well. And the removal or easing of travel restrictions at some key Asian destinations, including Japan, will certainly accelerate the recovery in Asia.

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The mainland of China is the last major market retaining severe COVID-19 entry restrictions,” Willie Walsh, IATA’s Director General said.African airlines experienced a 69.5% rise in August RPKs versus a year ago.August 2022 capacity was up 45.3% and load factor climbed 10.8 percentage points to 75.9%, the lowest among regions.International traffic between Africa and neighbouring regions is close to pre-pandemic levels.

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