Antrak Air was a

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ian

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based in the Airport Residential Area of

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. It started operations in September 2003 and operated scheduled domestic, regional and international services, as well as

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services in

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. Its main base was at

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

Destinations

Antrak Air operated the following scheduled services (at April 2012): *

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Kumasi Kumasi (historically spelled Comassie or Coomassie, usually spelled Kumase in Twi) is a city in the Ashanti Region, and is among the largest metropolitan areas in Ghana. Kumasi is located in a rain forest region near Lake Bosomtwe, and is the ...

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Sunyani Sunyani is a city and the capital town of the Bono Region and the Sunyani Municipal District, Sunyani Municipal of Ghana. Sunyani had a population of 74,24at the 2010 population and housing census. The city consists mainly of the Bonos by tribe ...

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Takoradi Sekondi-Takoradi is a city in Ghana comprising the twin cities of Sekondi and Takoradi. It is the capital of Sekondi – Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly and the Western Region of Ghana. Sekondi-Takoradi is the region's largest city and an indus ...

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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 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) : * 1

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(cargo) * 3

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(leased from

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Accidents and incidents

*On 22 May 2012, an Antrak Air

flying from

with 33 passengers and four crew caught fire on departure from

. Passengers were evacuated from the aircraft and no fatalities were reported."Avoka, others escape aircraft fire"
GhanaWeb, 22 May 2012. *In April 2007, an engine fire occurred on the right engine of an ATR-42 with the registration number of 9G-ANT. This flight was operating the last evening flight from Kumasi to Accra with over 30 passengers. The aircraft landed safely with one engine (left engine) in Accra.

References

External links

Antrak Air - official site
(Archive)
Ghana-pedia webpage - Antrak Air

Antrak Air Fleet
Defunct airlines of Ghana Airlines established in 2003 Airlines disestablished in 2012 Ghanaian companies established in 2003 {{Ghana-stub