Government is expected to engage Qatar Airways for a partnership that should lead to the setting up of Ghana’s new national carrier, officials have hinted.

The option is based on an advice by the consultant that assisted government to complete a feasibility study.

Although the government says it has not reached any final conclusion with Qatar Airways, the deal looks sealed, persons familiar with the arrangement say.

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC), the consultants settled on Qatar Airways as the best option for Ghana in its quest to find a partner for the new national carrier.

PwC in its final feasibility report submitted to the transport ministry also named 7 other airlines including Delta and South African Airlines as good options.

The airlines were chosen based on their financial capacity, network and technical expertise.