THE KOTOKA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Kotoka International Airport in , is the country's most important international air facility and has the capacity for large aircraft such as the . The airport is the main hub for which replaced in 2004. It also houses a sizeable facility for the Ghana Air Force. It is sometimes referred to as the gateway to Africa. It has undergone lots of expansion and renovations in recent times to bring it to international levels.
When my cousin and I were traveling, my family came to bid us farewell at the airport and it looked like the whole of Ghana was there. The car parks were full with no where to park and the traffic there was very hectic. The police had to allow people to park where they were not allowed in order not to increase the traffic jam. They dropped us off at the departure hall and we went to check in. the porters helped us put our luggage on the trolley. It was heavily packed with people and we wished we never had to travel on that day but we had to. We hurriedly joined the queue that was ahead of the British Airways counter. The lady who checked in our luggage was a very pleasant and cordial person. She asked of our names and our passports and we gladly gave them to her. She had a broad smile on her face while checking our bags even though she had had a tiring day at work and was pleasant to the customers’ maybe because we were the last group of people to check in. We left the arrival hall to talk to our family. The security personnel in front of the gate were heavily loaded with guns and wearing a black overall. They were not allowing those who were not travelling to enter and some of them were driving away people near to the entrance so that the passengers were protected against theft and robbery.
