Transport Minister, Mr. Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, has disclosed that the new terminal building at the Tamale Airport will become operational on July 31.

In response to a query from, Member of Parliament (MP) for Mion, Mr. Musah Abdul-Aziz Ayaba, for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), the Minister informed the House.

The MP enquired as to the Tamale International Airport's anticipated opening and completion dates.

According to Mr. Asiamah, Tamale Airport Phase II was largely finished in August 2022.

He added that as a result, the Operational Readiness and Transfer program started in August 2022 to make sure that potential risks involved in the transition process from the construction to operational phase were carefully managed to avoid subpar start-up performance that could harm the country's reputation.

He explained that originally, the Terminal was scheduled to “Go-Live” in December 2022, to stimulate operations and effective integration of the airport systems.

He said the “Go-Live’ had to be postponed to pave the way for the completion of all the requisite training, Site Acceptance tests, and systems integration.

“Mr Speaker, I wish to inform this August House that, having completed all these, the “Go-Live” for operationalization of the New Terminal Building is scheduled for July 31st, 2023.

Mr. Ayaba questioned the Minister once more on the start date for Phase 3 of the Tamale International Airport.

In his response, the Minister noted that Tamale International Airport Phase 3 was still in the conceptual phase.

A request for expressions of interest for an engineering, procurement contractor, and financing (EPC+F) was in the works, he claimed.

The completion of Tamale International Airport is guaranteed by the transport minister by July 31.