Antrak Air Explained

Airline:Antrak Air
Fleet Size:4
Destinations:5
Iata:O4
Icao:ABV
Callsign:ANTRAK
Parent:Total Flight Comfort
Ceased:2012
Headquarters:Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana
Hubs:Kotoka International Airport
Focus Cities:Kumasi, Tamale, Sunyani, Takoradi, Accra.

Antrak Air was a Ghanaian scheduled airline based in the Airport Residential Area of Accra, Ghana.[1] It started operations in September 2003 and operated scheduled domestic, regional and international services, as well as charter services in West Africa. Its main base was at Kotoka International Airport, Accra.[2]

The company suspended all operations in May 2012 following a fire on board its only aircraft.[3] The company resumed its domestic flights on 6 August after being grounded for about two months,[4] but no longer operates.

Destinations

Antrak Air operated the following scheduled services (at April 2012):[2]

Antrak Air was a legally designated carrier of Ghana to numerous countries worldwide, including the United Kingdom, Germany, South Africa and Saudi Arabia.

In September 2011, Antrak Air filed a legal challenge[5] seeking an injunction to suspend operations of new competitor Starbow Airlines.

Fleet

The Antrak Air fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of July 2012) :

Accidents and incidents

External links

Notes and References

  1. "Contact Us." Antrak Air. 4 August 2010. Retrieved on 8 December 2011. "Accra Corporate Office50 Senchi Street, Airport Residential. Area"
  2. News: Directory: World Airlines . . 76 . 2007-03-27.
  3. Web site: citifmonline. 27 August 2016.
  4. Web site: citifmonline. 27 August 2016.
  5. Web site: Antrak, CTK Warn Ghana Civil Aviation, Starbow Airlines. 30 November 2001. 27 August 2016.
  6. http://www.planespotters.net/Production_List/ATR/ATR-42/041,9G-AAB-Antrak-Air.phpm 9G-AAB Antrak Air ATR 42-320 - cn 041
  7. http://www.planespotters.net/Production_List/ATR/ATR-42/824,EC-KVI-Antrak-Air.php EC-KVI Antrak Air ATR 72-500 (72-212A) - cn 824
  8. http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=239676 "Avoka, others escape aircraft fire"