Lufthansa to cease operations in Ghana

Lufthansa German Airlines will from the 1st of October, 2015, cease operations in Ghana.

The airline has already notified the transport ministry about its decision to pull out of the country.

The airline operations and routes in Ghana will now be taken over by Belgian carrier, Brussels airlines which Lufthansa has a stake in.

Brussels Airlines pulled out of the country some two years ago.

In June 2009, the European Commission granted regulatory approval for Lufthansa to acquire an initial 45 per-cent stake in the parent company of Brussels Airlines.

Lufthansa simultaneously acquired an option to buy the remaining 55 per-cent stake in the Belgian carrier from 2011.

Brussels airlines have also notified the transport ministry over its intentions to resume operations in Ghana.

Per the restructuring agreement Lufthansa will now operate Brussels air’s Nairobi – Brussels route while Brussels air will take over Lufthansa’s Accra –Frankfurt route.

 

Credit: citifmonline