AirMed Flight N823AM indeed landed in Ghana for 5 days

JoyNews has confirmed that AirMed Flight N823AM landed in Ghana. It stayed at Kotoka International Airport (KIA) for five days. Afterward, it departed for Gran Canaria, Spain.

Concerns were raised by the Minority in Parliament about the aircraft's activities. Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, a Ranking Member on Parliament’s Defense and Interior Committee, made allegations. He claimed the air ambulance and another private jet might be involved in drug trafficking or money laundering. Joy News cannot independently confirm these claims.

FlightRadar24 shows that AirMed N823AM was scheduled to leave Gran Canaria on March 20, 2025, at 3:55 AM. It was supposed to arrive in Accra at 8:08 AM but was delayed. The flight eventually left at 4:59 AM and landed in Accra at 9:03 AM.

The aircraft remained in Ghana for five days before departing KIA on March 25, 2025, at 1:01 AM. It arrived in Gran Canaria at 5:12 AM. Since then, it has completed fifteen flights to various locations including Santa Maria and Birmingham on March 25.

In the past week, the aircraft also flew to Nigeria. On March 28, it traveled from Gran Canaria to Lagos and back on the same day. Its latest flight occurred on March 30, when it flew from Charlotte to Birmingham.

The Minority claims that AirMed Flight N823AM did not transport any patients. They allege it carried suspicious cargo suspected of containing cocaine and US dollars. “There is no evidence of any medical referral or patient on board,” they stated.

They also expressed concerns about Cavok Air’s Antonov An-12B aircraft. This plane landed on March 12 and stayed in Ghana for thirteen days before leaving with AirMed flight.

Rev. John Ntim Fordjour called this coincidence “intriguing.” He urged full disclosure of the cargo transported by both aircrafts.

“In our quest to combat drug trafficking and money laundering, transparency must be upheld,” he said. The Minority urged National Security to provide details about the cargo brought into and out of Ghana by these planes.

This call follows a recent interception of $350 million worth of cocaine in Cape Coast by the National Investigations Bureau. The Minority praised this operation for its transparency.

In response to these claims, President John Mahama directed National Security and relevant authorities to conduct a full investigation into the matter.