Why Ghana threatened British Airways

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British Airways flies to Accra, Ghana. Historically the airline has operated its Ghana service out of London Heathrow Airport, but for flights as of March 28, 2021, the airline had planned to operate the flight out of London Gatwick Airport.

Ghana’s government wasn’t happy about this change. Gatwick is generally considered to be less premium than Heathrow, so the government called this change “unfavorable” towards Ghanaian passengers.

Ghana’s government decided to threaten British Airways with reciprocal action — if British Airways wanted to transfer the Ghana flight to Gatwick, then Ghana would require British Airways to use a less premium airport in Ghana.

There was only one small problem with the threat — Kotoka International Airport (ACC) in Accra is the only major international airport in the country, so there’s not another airport the service could practically be moved to.

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