GHANA has said it will fine airlines $3,500 for each passenger who arrives in the capital’s international airport without being fully vaccinated against Covid-19.
Under new measures taking effect on Wednesday, air carriers will also be penalised the same amount for travellers who did not fill out a health declaration form before boarding their flight to Kotoka International Airport in Accra, the state-owned Ghana Airport Company said.
While Ghanaians who fly in without meeting the requirement will be allowed to enter the country and undergo a 14-day quarantine, foreigners may be refused entry, the airport authority said.
The measures are just the latest taken by Ghana, which has introduced some of the strictest coronavirus-related restrictions in West Africa.
The new penalties come a day after the country began requiring all passengers over the age of 18 to provide evidence of full vaccination against Covid-19, saying that about 60 percent of
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