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Nine years
AWA on cloud nine as we marked anniversary on Memorial Day September 21 was a very special day for all Ghanaians as it is the birthday of the country’s visionary first President, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, but for AWA the day had extra significance as it marked the day of our first revenue flight. That we began our journey on Memorial Day seems very fitting to us and we hope that Dr Nkrumah would be proud of what this Ghanaian business has achieved in the years since. We couldn’t have done it without you – our cherished passengers – so thank you for your support and let’s look back together at some of the highlights of the AWA story so far… AWA took its maiden commercial flight
with a host of awards, including Best
with international airlines such as South
on September 21, 2012, with its Embraer
Airline of the Year in 2020.
African Airways, Emirates, Brussels
145 aircraft – one of a fleet of two at that time – taking passengers from Accra to
In the same year as our inaugural Accra
Kumasi.
to Kumasi flight, Tamale was added as a
Even from such humble beginnings, we had grand dreams. Our mission from the start was to become the leading airline in Africa and to offer a worldclass service. In just nine years we have made huge progress – establishing a frequently served route network across Ghana and West Africa, adhering to
its first international flight, connecting
and United Airlines. Our network is now served by a fleet of eight 50-seater Embraer
Accra with Lagos, in Nigeria.
145s. Passengers can be assured of a
Network
AWA became the second airline in
Now our network is spread across West Africa with four domestic destinations – Accra, Kumasi, Tamale and Takoradi –
comfortable and safe flight. In 2015, Ghana to achieve IOSA international safety standards – a status the airline has maintained since by passing biennial audits. In 2017, we became the only
world-leading safety standards on all
as well as Lagos and Abuja in Nigeria,
our flights and signing partnerships
Monrovia in Liberia and Freetown in
of the International Air Transport
with international airlines to connect
Sierra Leone. We are also fulfilling our
Association (IATA) – which supports
our passengers across the world. Our
ambition to connect passengers across
aviation with global standards for
achievements have been recognised
the world with our signed partnerships
airline safety, security, efficiency and
Touching Africa, Touching The World! 4
destination and in 2013 AWA launched
Airlines, ASKY Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines
Ghanaian airline to be a full member
