VIRGIN ATLANTIC Returns to Accra, Ghana
Virgin Atlantic has returned to Ghana for the first time since 2013, with daily flights to Kotoka International Airport in the nation’s capital, Accra, from May 2025. The airline currently provides much needed competition on the route, which currently lacks a choice of routes between the two countries. In a press release to news men over the weekend ,
The UK is home to the third largest Ghanaian diaspora in the world and the new service will respond to demand to visit friends and relatives. Around 10% of customers are also expected to connect through London onto Virgin Atlantic’s New York JFK service.
Launched since 1 May 2025, the daily service operates on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft boasting the airline’s Upper Class, Premium and Economy Delight, Classic and Light cabins, as well as an onboard bar. Accra has been and VIRGIN ATLANTIC is expecting to be a very strong cargo route and Virgin Atlantic offers 30 tonnes of capacity on each flight carrying goods, such as fresh produce, between Ghana and key markets in the UK and US.
source frank owusu obimpeh
