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Ghanaian-German Business Community
urges government and Lufthansa to resolve impasse
Accra, July 19, GNA - Members of the Ghanaian-German
Business Community have urged the Government and Lufthansa
to quickly resolve the underlying differences between them
to restore “normalcy” in the aviation sector.
A statement signed by Stephen Antwi, President of the
Ghanaian-German Economic Association (GGEA), said the
business community was alarmed by the collapse of
negotiations between Lufthansa and the Government of Ghana
represented by the Ministry of Aviation, resulting in
Lufthansa’s decisions to take Ghana off its destination map
from 15th July 2007.
“This development represents a step backwards in the
evolving economic relationship between Ghana and Germany”,
the statement said.
It said the commencement of daily flights from Accra to
Frankfurt had brought a feeling of closeness in the
relationship not just between business people from the two
countries but also families, friends and professionals among
others.
“We are aware that negotiations have resumed at the highest
levels and encourage the parties to quickly resolve the
underlying issues,” the statement said.
Lufthansa announced on Sunday that it was suspending its
operations between Accra and Frankfurt, following
Government’s failure to approve the Airline’s daily flights
to Ghana. The Government offered Lufthansa two flights in a
week, a proposal which the latter rejected.
However, Government accused Lufthansa of bad faith for the
withdrawal of operations when attempts were being made to
resolve the issue.
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