\n Airlines have begun passing the charge directly to passengers, increasing ticket prices on domestic, regional and long-haul routes.\n <\/p>\n
\n Regional fares have risen by up to $30 for one-way trips, while international passengers face surcharges of $50 on one-way tickets and $100 on return journeys.\n <\/p>\n
\n PassionAir and Africa World Airlines said they had adjusted fares in line with the directive, applying the levy to all tickets issued from April 1.\n <\/p>\n
\n The charge is part of the government\u2019s effort to raise dedicated funding for airport upgrades. Planned projects include a new concourse linking Terminals 2 and 3 at Kotoka International Airport, expanded parking facilities, and rehabilitation works at regional airports.\n <\/p>\n
\n The policy has drawn concern from industry players, who say it risks making Ghana one of Africa\u2019s most expensive aviation markets.\n <\/p>\n
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\n The increase also runs counter to efforts by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to cut air transport taxes by 25% to improve regional connectivity. Taxes and charges already account for up to half of ticket prices in West Africa, according to industry data.\n <\/p>\n
\n The timing adds pressure on travellers, with airlines globally still adjusting fares in response to higher fuel costs linked to geopolitical tensions.\n <\/p>\n
\n Across Africa, the impact is particularly acute. Airlines earned an average of about $1.40 per passenger in 2025, far below global peers, leaving little room to absorb rising costs.\n <\/p>\n
\n Ghana\u2019s move reflects a broader regional trend. Recent increases in aviation-related charges in countries such as Nigeria, alongside higher navigation fees across African airspace, point to growing cost pressures in the sector.\n <\/p>\n
\n For passengers, the effect is immediate: higher fares. For policymakers, the challenge remains balancing the need to fund infrastructure with making air travel more affordable in a region where connectivity is already limited.\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Airlines have begun passing the charge directly to passengers, increasing ticket prices on domestic, regional and long-haul routes.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":360218,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[138,219,111,139,69],"class_list":{"0":"post-360217","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-economy","8":"tag-business","9":"tag-economy","10":"tag-new-zealand","11":"tag-newzealand","12":"tag-nz"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360217","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=360217"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360217\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/360218"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=360217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=360217"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=360217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}