The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has closed down the VVIP lounge at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) for two weeks, effective yesterday, January 31, 2023.

The decision, according to a statement issued by the Foreign Affairs Ministry, was to pave the way for restructuring of the lounge for efficient travel as well as meet international standards.

“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration of the Republic of Ghana wishes to inform the travelling public, who patronise the VVIP Lounge at the Kotoka International Airport that it will be temporarily closed for two weeks, effective Tuesday, 31 January 2023. The aim of this new directive is to enable restructuring of the lounge for efficient travel and to meet international standards.

“While expressing apologies for any inconvenience the closure might cause, the ministry encourages users of the Lounge to patronise the Commercial Important Person (CIP) Lounge and the Business Lounge at Terminal 3”, the statement concluded.