Passengers of domestic airlines call for improved safety regulations

Passengers of domestic airlines are calling for stricter safety regulations to ensure their safety.

Their comments come after domestic airline company Starbow was forced to land abruptly yesterday.

The plane made a quick emergency return from its journey to Takoradi after it experienced hydraulic warning signals 6000 feet in the sky.

The Bureau of Public Safety has raised an alarm over what it describes as frequent air accidents in the country. It has blamed the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and government for failing to do their jobs.

The situation has been compounded by the failure of the Transport Ministry, the GCAA and some industry players to show leadership and sincerity to Ghanaians, the Bureau explained in a statement.

The Bureau also accused the government of failing to investigate all the air accidents and/or making public, results from their investigations; a scenario it describes as a waiting disaster.

Now passengers are also urging authorities to do more to save their lives. Joy News' Francis Abban who was at the Kotoka International Airport where the airline made the emergency landing said a passenger who returned from Takoraid said there was a bit of panic on the flight.

But management of the airline said it is putting things in place to ensure the safety of their passengers as it is investigating yesterday's incident.

Ghana Civil Association is also gathering information for the Transport Ministry for action.