Ghana Airport Company issues with McDan over Private Jet Terminal

The Ghana Airport Company Limited (ACL) has issues with McDan Aviation and the way the company is running Terminal 1 at the Kotoka International Airport which has recently been turned into a private jet lounge.

Last Friday, [Jan 28, 2022] McDan Aviation inaugurated a private jet terminal at KIA, a facility, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the McDan Group of Companies, Mr Daniel McKorley says is developed to open up the aviation industry to push Ghana towards its dream of becoming an aviation hub in the West African sub-region.

“This terminal is designed purposely to attract more businesses into the country within the shortest possible time, and this is what the country needs for its middle-to-high-end businesses,” he added.

Lounge

The facility, which has offices and conference rooms, would offer traveling investors and business people the opportunity to close deals at the terminal lounge without entering the city of Accra.

GACL’s anger

However, the Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL) has accused McDan Aviation of breaching the laid down procedure after procuring its license to operate in 2019.

It raised concerns in a letter dated January 27, 2022, a day before the scheduled date for the McDan Group of Companies’ private jet service launch at Terminal 1 of KIA.

Despite a GACL directive to call off the event, the company went ahead to hold the ceremony last Friday. It was, however, not attended by the GACL leadership.

Other government officials who were absent at the outdooring of what Mr McKorley described as a feat in the country’s aviation sector included the Minister of Transport, Mr Kwaku Ofori Asiamah.

The CEO of McDan Group of Companies, Mr McKorley, said the newly inaugurated private jet terminal at the Kotoka International Airport is to help position the country as a preferred destination for investors.

It would also create opportunities for mobility for investors seeking a business to close deals under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), he added.

Source: Graphic