In order to avoid a fourth wave and claiming that a high number of new cases have recently been detected at Kotoka International Airport, Kids Acra, Ghana decided to follow Portugal's example and will fine airlines that bring passengers to the airport who are not fully vaccinated.
A will be close to 3.099 Euro per passenger, according to the state airport of Ghana, and will start to be applied from today (14).
The same amount will be charged to airlines for each passenger who enters that West African country without completing the required covid-19 health form prior to boarding the country of origin, or without a PCR test.
The same fee will still apply if a passenger is covid-19 positive on arrival at the airport..
Failure to comply with these rules may prevent the entry of citizens of other nationalities into the country., which will be sent to the boarding point at a cost to be borne by the airline in question.
The new sanctions come after, na semana passada, Ghana has started to require all passengers over 18 years the presentation of evidence of complete vaccination against the new coronavirus, in order to avoid a fourth wave, claiming that a high number of new cases have recently been detected at the airport.
