The new bill, the Ghana Civil Aviation Bill, 2024, repeals and replaces the existing Ghana Civil Aviation Act, 2004 (Act 678), as well as its subsequent amendments (Act 906 of 2016 and Act 985 of 2019). When assented to by the President, the bill will provide the legal framework for the GCAA to provide air navigation services in the Accra Flight Information Region, until the new Ghana Air Navigation Services Agency is established.
The bill, which also introduces new safety and security regulations, is to streamline the GCAA’s functions in a clear and cohesive manner, empowering the director-general to ensure the protection of sensitive data, including advanced passenger information and passenger name records.
The Director-General of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), Charles Kraikue, in an interview with the Daily Graphic in Accra last Friday, said that the new legislation prohibited flying aircraft over specified areas, such as restricted military zones or sensitive infrastructure, to ensure national security and public safety. It also forbids dangerous flying, which includes reckless or negligent behaviour that endangers the lives of passengers, crew members or people on the ground.
