十四世･托比･阿菲德

近日，阿索克力州统领大酋长十四世･托比･阿菲德指出，霍城（Ho）机场投入使用将为当地经济带来巨大发展机会。

他呼吁该霍城人民在机场投入使用后多多给予支持。

托比･阿菲德是在非洲世界航空公司（Africa World Airlines）高管礼节拜访阿索勾力州（Asogli）属下酋长们时发表了上述讲话。

他说，这座耗资 2500 万美元的设施缺乏商业机会，导致了它被忽视。除了商业航班外，其他的服务也使机场必不可少。

他说，机场是“霍城发展的一个非常巨大的契机，阿索勾力州非常重视这个设施，曾带头努力将其商业化。"

托比大酋长非常感谢航空公司管理层的关注。他说，为了充分发挥机场的经济潜力，我们正在探索开展飞机维护、维修和大修（MRO）业务和航空培训学校的可能性。

"我要衷心感谢你们百忙中抽出时间来这里探讨亚航开通到霍城的商业航班服务的可能性。这对我们地区来说是个好消息。”

“我们早就计划开放霍城机场了，只是碍于政府一直没有接管机场。"

"今天非洲世界航空公司(AWA)的管理层来了，他们已做好飞往霍城的准备，我很高兴。但当然，这一切都取决于商业可行性。我很高兴我的人民告诉我，他们愿意使用非洲世界航空公司(AWA)的服务。" 托比说。

他讲述了机场曾救霍城于水深火热之中，并赞扬了机场的倡导者。

"我想向那些提出建立霍城机场想法的人致敬，我呼吁我国人民利用机场，使它的可行性永远不会受到怀疑，以带来其他发展机遇。

"大家知道航空业对一社会的影响力有多大。对我们来说，这是一个非常巨大的机会，可以让霍城进入国际市场。”

"我们会继续探索其他机会，让机场变得有用，最重要的是建立航空培训学校，还有飞机维修点。但这些都要靠在座的诸位，”他说。

霍城机场已建成三年多，但依然没有投入商业使用。

非洲世界航空公司(AWA)首席安全官 Kwasi Oteng 机长证实了航空业务在霍城的经济可行性，并表示一旦计划确定，他的航空公司将增加航线覆盖霍城。

注：非洲世界航空有限公司（Africa World Airlines）是一家加纳航空公司，总部位于大阿克拉地区阿克拉市（加纳首都），主要枢纽为阿克拉 Kotoka 国际机场。非洲世界航空于 2010 年作为海南航空、中非发展基金、SSNIT 和 SAS 财务集团共同创建的合资企业成立。

Ho Airport Will Impact the Local Economy 

- Togbe Afede XIV

Togbe Afede XIV, the Agbogbomefia of Asogli State, has noted that the use of the Ho airport would present a tremendous opportunity for the local economy.

He called onthe people of the region to patronise the facility when operationalised.

Togbe Afedewas speaking during a courtesy call on the chiefs of the Asogli state by the Executives of the Africa World Airlines.

He said the absence of a business case for the US$25 million-dollar facility caused itsneglect, saying aside from the commercial flights, other services would makethe airport essential.

He said the airport is “a very tremendous opportunity for the development of Ho, and that Asogli State attached much importance to the facility, having led efforts to commercialise it.”

The Agbogbomefia was grateful to the management of the airline for the interest.

He said anaircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) operations and an aviationtraining school were among the possibilities being explored to realise the fulleconomic potential of the airport.

“I want to thank you very sincerely for taking the time to come here to explore the possibility of AWA commencing commercial flight services to Ho. It is great news for us in the Region.

“We have planned to open up Ho for a long time now, just that the hold back has been that Government has not taken over the airport.''

“I am happy that the management of AWA is here today and has under scored their prepared ness to fly to Ho. But of course, it’s all subject to commercial viability. I am happy my people have told me that they are willing to use AWA services,” Togbe Afede said.

He recountede mergencies in the region that was salvaged with the help of the airport and complimented proponents of the facility.

“I will like to pay tribute to those who promoted the idea of an airport in Ho and I will like to urge my people to make use of the airport so that its viability would never be in doubt, and so that it can bring other developments.

“You know the impact aviation can have on any community. It is a very tremendous opportunityfor us to put Ho on the international market.

“We will continue to explore other opportunities to make the airport useful, mostimportantly an aviation training school, and also an aircraft maintenancefacility. But these are all subject to us all here making the airport useful,” he said.

The Ho airport was completed more than three years but yet to be put to commercial use.

Captain Kwasi Oteng, Chief Safety Officer of AWA, confirmed the economic viability of the aviation business in the Municipality and said the airline would increase its route to cover the city once plans had been finalised.

来源：GhanaWeb

编译：Lisa

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