One of Ghana’s imaginary airlines has named an imaginary plane after the president of Liberia.
There are two airlines connected to Ghana that are not particularly real — one claims to be Ghanaian, while the other just has “Ghana” in its name.
There’s Global Ghana Airlines, a Chicago-based “airline” that was supposed to fly between Chicago and Accra. The airline placed tickets on sale just weeks to the inaugural of the airline but later claimed the launch of the airline was delayed because deicing fluid is expensive and that the airline accidentally hired low altitude flight attendants.
Then you have Goldstar Air, which is planning on setting up hubs in the Caribbean and London, and plans on flying between Accra and Baltimore.
The airline has an absolutely fascinating routemap, with destinations including: Abidjan, Brazil, Dakar, South Carolina, Guangzhou, Iraq, Lagos, Kenya, London and Germany.
In 2017 the airline won the “Most Promising Airline of the Year Award.” Meanwhile, the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority has warned that both airlines are not in anyway associated with the country and are therefore misleading consumers.
Goldstar Air naming plane after president of Liberia
Goldstar Air on October 1, 2020 honoured the President of Liberia, George Weah by naming one of its aircraft in his honour – this coincided with the president’s 54th birthday.
“This plaque represents our love to you and the people of Liberia for your selfless, bold and remarkable leadership skills of putting Liberia on the World Map,” said Mr. Bannerman as he presented a plague to the Liberian Leader.
said Goldstar Air CEO
Goldstar Air’s CEO also revealed during his meeting with the president that the airline will have more than 100 modern aircraft flying to a network of more than 90 destinations across the globe.
And there’s even great news for Liberia — Goldstar Air plans to “rise to the occasion by ensuring a robust and effective strategy designed to make the aviation industry viable in Liberia.”
Goldstar Air also plans to cooperate with the government of Liberia to revive the national airline and to create more jobs.
This isn’t the first time that Goldstar Air has announced plans to name planes after political leaders. The airline had previously announced plans to name planes after Ghanian leaders (present and past), including having the following registration codes:
- 9G-AKUFO-ADDO
- 9G-JOHN MAHAMA
- 9G-ATTA MILLS
- 9G-JOHN KUFFOUR
- 9G-JERRY RAWLINGS
It is sad that this airline tries to harm the reputation of Ghanaian aviation, because the country does have a couple of solid, legitimate airlines. An instance is the Africa World Airlines, which is well managed and running an incredible regional operation.
