{
  "id": 14453664,
  "title": "Passenger arrivals at airport improved by 23% in first 7 months of 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/passenger-arrivals-at-airport-improved-by-23-in-first-7-months-of-2026-14453664",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T12:39:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/passenger-arrivals-at-airport-improved-by-23-in-first-7-months-of-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In July 2026, passenger arrivals at the international airport and land borders saw a significant 23.1% increase, reaching 137,467, according to the September 2026 Monetary Policy Report. This marked growth was from 111,631 arrivals recorded in July 2025. The month-on-month comparison showed an even more substantial rise of 15.3% when compared to June 2026. Over the first seven months of 2026, passenger arrivals had climbed to a total of 772,250, a substantial improvement from 722,020 in the same period of 2025.\n\nMoreover, international trade at the country's primary ports, measured by laden container traffic for both inbound and outbound shipments, also experienced a notable surge. In July 2026, total container traffic rose by 29.0% year-on-year to 96,966, up from 75,183 in July 2025. Cumulatively, for the first seven months of 2026, total container traffic grew by 15.0% to 571,898, compared to 497,292 in the corresponding period of 2025.",
  "summary": "Also, international trade at the country’s two main harbours (Tema and Takoradi), as measured by laden container traffic for inbound and outbound containers, improved during the period under review.",
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        "outlet": "Joy Business",
        "title": "Passenger arrivals at airport improved by 23% in first 7 months of 2026",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/passenger-arrivals-at-airport-improved-by-23-in-first-7-months-of-2026",
        "published": "2026-10-14T12:39:34.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}