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'''PassionAir''' is a domestic airline of Ghana with its head office in [[Accra]], [[Ghana]], and its main hub at [[Kotoka International Airport]] in Accra. It is the second largest airline in Ghana, having transported 213,022 passengers in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gacl.com.gh/traffic-statistics-2019/|title=Traffic Statistics – GACL}}</ref>
Pisces Aviation (dba as '''PassionAir''')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gcaa.com.gh/web/wp-content/uploads/2022/Statistics/GHANAIAN%20VALID%20ACL%20HOLDERS%20AS%20AT%2021-03-2022.pdf|title=Ghanaian Valid ACL Holders as of March 2022|publisher=Ghana Civil Aviation Authority|date=21 March 2022}}</ref> is a domestic airline of [[Ghana]] with its head office in [[Accra]], [[Ghana]], and its main hub at [[Kotoka International Airport]] in Accra.

It is the largest domestic airline in Ghana, having transported 386,294 passengers in 2023, <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gacl.com.gh/traffic-statistics-2022/|title=Traffic Statistics – GACL}}</ref> and holds a 51% share of the domestic market as of 2023.<ref name = "Graphic2022">{{Cite web|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/domestic-air-travels-surge-record-highest-patronage-in-8-years.html|title=Domestic Air Travels Surge|date=31 March 2022|publisher=Daily Graphic|author=Maclean Kwofi}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
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[[File:PassionAir-9GACC-PIA-MRH-DGSI.jpg|thumb|alt=|A PassionAir aircraft at [[Kotoka International Airport]]]]
[[File:PassionAir-9GACC-PIA-MRH-DGSI.jpg|thumb|alt=|A PassionAir aircraft at [[Kotoka International Airport]]]]


The PassionAir fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of November 2021):<ref>{{cite journal |title=Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One) |journal=Airliner World |volume=October 2019 |page=15}}</ref>
The PassionAir fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of April 2022):<ref>{{cite journal |title=Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One) |journal=Airliner World |volume=October 2019 |page=15}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|title= PassionAir Fleet|url=https://centreforaviation.com/data/profiles/airlines/passionair|publisher=CAPA}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|title= PassionAir Fleet|url=https://centreforaviation.com/data/profiles/airlines/passionair|publisher=CAPA}}</ref>
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==Destinations==
==Destinations==
PassionAir operates the following scheduled services as of December 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://flypassionair.com/map/|title=Route Map|website=flypassionair.com|date=6 March 2021}}</ref>
PassionAir operates the following scheduled services as of March 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://flypassionair.com/map/|title=Route Map|website=flypassionair.com|date=25 March 2022}}</ref>
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;Ghana
* [[Accra]] – [[Kotoka International Airport]]
* [[Accra]] – [[Kotoka International Airport]]
* [[Ho, Ghana|Ho]] - [[Ho Airport]] (starts 4th December 2021)
* [[Kumasi]] – [[Kumasi Airport]]
* [[Kumasi]] – [[Kumasi Airport]]
* [[Tamale, Ghana|Tamale]] - [[Tamale Airport]]
* [[Tamale, Ghana|Tamale]] - [[Tamale Airport]]
* [[Takoradi]] – [[Takoradi Airport]]
* [[Takoradi]] – [[Takoradi Airport]]
* [[Wa, Ghana|Wa]] - [[Wa Airport]] (starts 3rd December 2021)
* [[Wa, Ghana|Wa]] - [[Wa Airport]]
* [[Sunyani]] – [[Sunyani Airport]]

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{{Location map~ |Ghana |lat=5.6061|long=-0.1681|position=right|label='''<small>[[Kotoka International Airport|Accra]]</small>'''|label_size=200 |marksize=20 }}
{{Location map~ |Ghana|lat=6.7145|long=-1.5926|position=right|label='''<small>[[Kumasi Airport|Kumasi]]</small>'''|label_size=200 |marksize=20 }}
{{Location map~ |Ghana|lat=9.5544|long=-0.8662|position=right|label='''<small>[[Tamale Airport|Tamale]]</small>'''|label_size=200 |marksize=20 }}
{{Location map~ |Ghana|lat=10.0833|long=-2.5076|position=right|label='''<small>[[Wa Airport|Wa]]</small>'''|label_size=200 |marksize=20 }}
{{Location map~ |Ghana|lat=4.8945|long=-1.7727|position=under |label='''<small>[[Takoradi Airport|Takoradi]]</small>'''|label_size=200 |marksize=20 }}
{{Location map~ |Ghana|lat=7.3595|long=-2.3292|position=top|label='''<small>[[Sunyani Airport|Sunyani]]</small>'''|label_size=200 |marksize=20}}
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==Incidents==
==Incidents==

Latest revision as of 04:33, 20 November 2024

PassionAir
IATA ICAO Call sign
OP DIG PASSION
Founded2017
Commenced operations2018
Operating basesKotoka International Airport
Fleet size5
Destinations6
HeadquartersAccra, Greater Accra, Ghana
Key peopleEdward Annan (Founder), Billionaire Boateng, Duncan Sambu[1]
Websiteflypassionair.com

Pisces Aviation (dba as PassionAir)[2] is a domestic airline of Ghana with its head office in Accra, Ghana, and its main hub at Kotoka International Airport in Accra.

It is the largest domestic airline in Ghana, having transported 386,294 passengers in 2023, [3] and holds a 51% share of the domestic market as of 2023.[4]

History

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Passion Air was founded as DAC International Airlines (Ghana) by notable local businessman Edward Annan, in partnership with DAC Aviation of Kenya. The company was founded in 2017 and achieved its Air Operator Certificate in December that year.[5] Flight operations commenced under the PassionAir brand in August 2018 using a single Bombardier Dash 8 Q400.[6]

On 20 February 2021, Passion Air operated its first flight with an all female crew from Accra to Tamale.[7] The airline is also notable for hiring Ghana's youngest female pilot, Audrey Esi Swatson.[8]

Fleet

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Passion Air Bombardier Q400
A PassionAir aircraft at Kotoka International Airport

The PassionAir fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of April 2022):[9] [10]

PassionAir fleet
Aircraft In Service Passengers
B E Total
Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 2 0 78 78[11]
Bombardier Dash 8 Q300 3 0 50 50[12]
Total
5

Destinations

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PassionAir operates the following scheduled services as of March 2022.[13]

Ghana
Destinations map
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Destinations for Passion Air
Red = Year-round destination
Green = Seasonal destination
Blue = Future destination

Incidents

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  • On 10 October 2018, a PassionAir Bombardier Dash 8 from Kumasi to Accra experienced a taxiway excursion incident upon arrival. No injuries were reported, but the aircraft was grounded for further investigation. [14]

References

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  1. ^ "Company information".
  2. ^ "Ghanaian Valid ACL Holders as of March 2022" (PDF). Ghana Civil Aviation Authority. 21 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Traffic Statistics – GACL".
  4. ^ Maclean Kwofi (31 March 2022). "Domestic Air Travels Surge". Daily Graphic.
  5. ^ "Ghana's DAC Int'l Airlines secures AOC". 22 December 2017.
  6. ^ "Ghana's PassionAir commences flight operations". 27 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Passion Air makes history with all female crew". Joy News. 21 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Meet Audrey Swatson: a young female pilot changing the aviation narrative". Business and Financial Times. 20 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World. October 2019: 15.
  10. ^ "PassionAir Fleet". CAPA.
  11. ^ "Passion Air on ch-aviation". ch-aviation.
  12. ^ "9G-TIA Bombardier Dash 8-314". JetPhotos.net.
  13. ^ "Route Map". flypassionair.com. 25 March 2022.
  14. ^ "BREAKING NEWS: PassionAir plane grounded due excursion on runway". GH-Aviation.
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