Ghana will soon have her famous airlines back, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has announced.

The Minister, addressing a gathering, told them that the defunct Ghana Airways will become operational in 2027.

He promised Ghanaians that the Ghana Airways will be in the skies with its first direct route being from the country to Canada.

According to the Minister, all preparations to have the aeroplane and revive operations are near completion and soon Ghanaians will see the Ghana Airways back in action.

"President Mahama is passionate that the pride of Ghana, the wings of Ghana which flew in the skies and made all of us proud until the early 2000s; President Mahama has put together a technical committee. They have submitted their report. Last month, he had a good meeting with the management of Boeing and I can confirm to you that President Mahama's target that next year, 2027, we should have Ghana Airways back in the skies," he noted.

Okudzeto Ablakwa stressed the President has "identified some routes that we need to reserve for Ghana Airways and he says that I should let you know that the Ghana-Canada route which will be the first direct flight to Canada" will the nation's top priority flight route.