WASHINGTON The U-S Transportation Department has barred Ghana Airways from making flights to and from the U-S.
The government says the state-run airline is being investigated for allegations it ignored orders to ground unsafe aircraft and flew on an expired license.
A Transportation Department spokesman calls the decision to suspend the airline very rare, possibly unprecedented.
In two instances, Ghana Airways allegedly used an aircraft that had been ordered grounded by the Federal Aviation Administration because of safety concerns.
The F-A-A says Ghana Airways also allowed its operating license to expire earlier this month but continued unauthorized direct flights since that time.
A flight scheduled to leave Accra, Ghana, for New York's J-F-K International Airport around seven p-m eastern was canceled.
The government says the state-run airline is being investigated for allegations it ignored orders to ground unsafe aircraft and flew on an expired license.
A Transportation Department spokesman calls the decision to suspend the airline very rare, possibly unprecedented.
In two instances, Ghana Airways allegedly used an aircraft that had been ordered grounded by the Federal Aviation Administration because of safety concerns.
The F-A-A says Ghana Airways also allowed its operating license to expire earlier this month but continued unauthorized direct flights since that time.
A flight scheduled to leave Accra, Ghana, for New York's J-F-K International Airport around seven p-m eastern was canceled.
