Gibby and Sillah, thanks for the updates.  It is long over due that the
clamps are put on Ghana Airways and they were a disaster waiting to
happen, just like the Ferries in many African countries.  We as a people
must demand better from those that serve us.  It should not take the FAA
for Ghana Airways to be grounded.  Our negligent government should have
done so a long time ago.  Gibby, you will agree that safety is first over
cheap fares or short travel time.  I would rather travel in a safe and
more expensive route than in a cage waiting to crumble from the sky.  Just
like most things African, we see these flights being overloaded and a
disaster waiting to happen, but we just focus on getting home.  Well, that
is the same mindset that created the ferry disaster in Senegal and in many
other African countries.  Besides the safety issues, they are neither
reliable nor timely and they can have a day or two delays in some cases,
per leg, not to mention missing luggages with no reimbursements.  Ghana
Airways would not survive a year with that poor service if they were
flying domestic in the US or Europe.  So why should Africans tolerate that
from them?  When one is crossing a stretch as wide as the Atlantic Ocean,
safety is number one.

Chi Jaama

Joe


> May be it has something to do with it. Nvertheless, if that is the
> case, I hope Slok International will take over the route. This was
> definitely the easiest and cheapest route for Gambians to travel
> between the US and The Gambia.
>
> I agree with the fact that Ghana Airways has had several problems in
> the past and present, but there are so many Gambians living in the
> United States that need this direct route option.
>
> As a green card holder in the US, you now need a visa to transit
> through either London or Belgium (SN Brussels). It is also going to be
> always more expensive for that matter take 20 hours just to get to
> Gambia. The only other option right now is South African Airways to
> Dakar.
>
> Hopefully, this will be resolved to benefit the Gambians living in the
> US.
>
> Gibby
>
>
> Malanding Jaiteh <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I just hope and pray that refusal to renew Ghana Airways contract has
> nothing to do with this new deal they signed with Slok International
> Airlines in Banjul a few days ago. Although Ghana Airways has not been
> the most reliable or comfortable carrier, they must be recognized as
> one of the cheapest and convenient alternatives between Banjul and the
> US.
>
> Malanding
>
>
>
> [log in to unmask] wrote:
>
>>My Fellow Gambians:
>>
>>This news has just came to me from the management at Ghana Airways.
>>Their contract to land in Banjul expried, and the government is not
>>renewing it; therefore as of this past Monday, Ghana Airways owned
>>airlines are not allowed to land in Banjul to drop off or pick up
>>clients.
>>
>>Currently, they are trying to charter an airline to transport all the
>>passengers that already purchased their tickets from Baltimore to
>>Banjul and from Banjul to Baltimore.
>>
>>For the future, the management at Ghana Airways has told me that they
>>will work it out such that they can maintain the route, by chartering a
>>different Airline to do the route. As for now, Ghana Airways flights
>>are not allowed in the Gambia.
>>
>>As we all knew, this was the only direct flight and always had the
>>lowest fares from the USA to our beloveth country. We would know have
>>to pick other routes to visit our families. Cham Travel Solutions is
>>working deligently to find other routes and lower fares to get us all
>>back to the Country we all love dearly.
>>
>>Keep calling us and we will update you on the situation.
>>
>>Thank you
>>Gibby Cham
>>President
>>Cham Travel Solutions
>>
>>
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