Ei bei oooh.  Those of you who are Ghana Airways fans!!!!!! Beware


WASHINGTON -- Ghana's state-run airline was barred by U.S. officials
Tuesday from flying into and out of the United States during an
investigation of
allegations it ignored orders to ground unsafe aircraft and flew on an
expired license.

The decision to suspend the airline and the circumstances that led to it
are very rare, possibly unprecedented, said Robert Johnson, a Transportation
Department spokesman. "We're making a decision that we believe is the
first of its kind."

In two instances, Ghana Airways used an aircraft that had been ordered
grounded by the Federal Aviation Administration because of safety concerns,
the
department said. The roundtrip flights between Ghana and New York and
Ghana and Baltimore took place on July 24 and 26, Johnson said.

The airline also allowed its operating license to expire earlier this
month but
continued unauthorized direct flights since that time, the agency said.

"Ghana Airways' recent actions have raised serious questions regarding
safety
and licensing, which must be answered before the airline will be allowed
to
resume service to and from the United States," the department
announcement said.

Ghana Airways was not immediately reachable for comment.

Ghana Airways directly links all of West Africa to the United States.

The order was effective immediately. A flight scheduled to leave Accra,
Ghana,
for New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport around 7 p.m. EDT
Tuesday
was canceled.

The airline operates two roundtrip flights per week between Accra and
New York
and two roundtrips per week between Accra and Baltimore Washington
International
Airport.

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