Majority Leader in Parliament and Member of Parliament for Suame Constituency, Hon. Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has indicated that the government is poised to finish the stalled Kumasi Airport project by May 2024.
Responding to assertions made by Former President John Dramani Mahama during his 24-hour economy walk in Kumasi that the present government had abandoned the Kumasi Airport initiative, Hon. Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu affirmed that the current NPP administration is dedicated to completing the project.
He mentioned that the project is scheduled to be finalized and inaugurated by May of this year.
“President Mahama accepts the fact that Kumasi Airport wasn’t 60% complete. Today, the Kumasi Airport is 90% complete. so you can’t say the government hasn’t done anything about it.” Hon. Osei Kyei-Mensah Bonsu told Kwame Tanko, the host of the show.
He additionally mentioned that the project is set to be inaugurated and put into operation by April or May 2024.
Phase II of the Kumasi Airport project commenced in 2018, incorporating the construction of a new terminal building designed to accommodate one million passengers annually, two boarding bridges, a road network, a perimeter fence, a substation, and a parking lot, among other facilities.
The estimated cost for Phase II expansion works on the second busiest airport in Ghana is £66,350,000.
The subsequent Phase III of the Kumasi Airport expansion initiative includes extending the existing runway pavement from 1,981 metres to 2,320 meters, establishing a new taxi link and two apron parking stands, constructing an Air Traffic Control Building, and a Fire station, among other features. The projected cost for this phase is estimated at £58,900,000