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The $70million second part of the redeveloped Tamale Worldwide Airport (TIA) was on Tuesday inaugurated by the Vice President, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu. Bawumia.
Undertaken by Messers Queiroz Galvao, a United Kingdom primarily based development agency with funding help from UK Export Finance and KFWIPEX-BanK of Germany, the scope of labor within the second part comprised an Expandable Modular Airport Terminal Constructing (MATB) designed for passenger capability of 400,000 every year, a VIP lounge, and two boarding gates.
It additionally embody, two self-service test in kiosk, eight check-in desk, airline workplaces, industrial retail areas, a multi-purpose terminal to facilitate Hajj travels, a five-kilometre highway community and different ancillary works.
Inaugurating the power, the Vice President mentioned the TIA was the third busiest airport within the nation coming after the Kotoka Worldwide Airport (KIA) and Kumasi Worldwide Airport.
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He mentioned the airport would now function an excellent various whereas complimenting the KIA in worldwide travels in addition to function a nerve-centre for air journey from the North and the Sahel to Europe and past.
Dr Bawumia added that the airport would additionally function a catalyst to fast social financial growth of the area, including that the Northern Area had grow to be one of many quickest rising areas within the nation and the sub-region as a complete.
He defined that the development of the part two of the TIA would improve income era for GACL and the aviation business in Ghana and in addition speed up the potential improve in home travelling.
“We stand a terrific alternative to advertise the export of quite a few agricultural produce like yam, beans, groundnuts, tomatoes, pepper, cassava to any a part of the world,” he said.
Dr Bawumia referred to as on companions and stakeholders to discover methods of growing storage services/warehouses to deal with storage of these agricultural produce to propel the expansion of the airport.
He additionally appealed to the chiefs and the opinion leaders within the area to strengthen ties with the GACL to stop the airport land from being encroached on.
On her half, the British Excessive Commissioner to Ghana, Ms Harriet Thompson, mentioned the British authorities was dedicated to seeing to the event of Ghana.
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She mentioned the development of the TIA was totally financed by the British Authorities and urged the administration of the airport and the chiefs of the area to take superb care of it.
The Minister of Transport, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, mentioned the inauguration of the airport would open up the north to different elements of the world and in addition pave means for job alternatives to the youth of the north.
The TIA serves as an necessary transportation hub for the area, connecting Tamale to home and worldwide locations.
In September 2014, graduation of labor on the improve and growth of Tamale Airport to worldwide standing was begun.
The event was in two phases with the primary part involving the improve and extension of the runway from 2438m to 3400m, development of a brand new apron and taxi hyperlink, rehabilitation of present apron and the set up of Aeronautical Floor Lighting System.
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