Two months after a new restaurant was launched in
Ghana’s capital, Accra, it is flying high. Known
locally as the “Green Plane”, it is located in an old
DC-10 aeroplane which used to travel from Ghana
to Europe and the US. It is proving popular,
especially with those who want to see what it is like
inside an aircraft.
Owned by Ghana Airways before it went bankrupt in
2005, the plane was once impounded at London’s
Heathrow airport because of the national carrier’s
unpaid debts.
The government now hopes to earn some money
from the aircraft and the restaurant was opened in
partnership with Vindira Company Limited.
“Attendance is very impressive. At first, people
wanted to have a feel of restaurant in a plane but
surprisingly they keep coming,” says restaurant
manager Indira Shiyam.
Some visitors have never been inside an aeroplane.
“I am excited to be here, my first time in a plane,”
said Mary Dapaah as she posed for a photo. “It
looks a little different from the inside of planes I see
on television”.
The seats have also been rearranged for the
restaurant, which is in a plush Accra suburb near a
number of luxurious hotels and shopping malls close
to Kotota International Airport – diners can hear
planes taking off and landing. “The expectations of
people who come here are very high… so you have
to be extra nice and careful as if you are an air
hostess,” says Peace Dzamenu, a waitress at the
restaurant.
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