Civil Aviation Authority bans Delta Air Lines’ plane

The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority has banned an aircraft with Delta Air Lines, with registration N195DN, from flying to Ghana.

According to the Authority, the decision follows the failure of the company to investigate and address technical issues regarding the aircraft in question, which left several Accra-bound passengers, including Ghanaians, stranded at the JFK airport on July 24, 2022.

The crew of the Airline raised an alert about fuel imbalance with the left main tank of the aircraft.

The Civil Aviation Authority said the aircraft was, however, dispatched within the United States despite the alert raised.

“With immediate effect, Delta Air Lines is being advised not to dispatch the B767-332 with registration number N195DN for flights to Accra”, Ghana Civil Aviation Authority ordered in a statement.

Recently, seven travellers, including an American and the Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress, Sammy Gyamfi, petitioned the Aviation Consumer Protection Office of the US Department of Transportation over the conduct of Delta Air Lines Incorporated.

They complained that their flight from the US on July 24 was inexplicably delayed.

The flight was then rescheduled, cancelled and rescheduled without sleep arrangements for passengers.

The complainants contend that this inconvenience was on the “flimsy ground that one of its pilots had not reported for work.”

In a statement sighted by Citi News, the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority called on the authorities of the aircraft to deal with the technical challenge.

 

Source: Citi Business News