Ghana Airports Company Limited

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Ghana Airports Company Limited
Company type State-owned entity
IndustryAviation
Founded2006 (2006)
Headquarters
Accra
,
Ghana
Key people
Pamela Djamson – Tettey (MD) [1]
ServicesAirport management
Website Official website

Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) is a state-owned company with responsibility for developing, maintaining, planning, and managing airports in Ghana.

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It was registered in 2006 and presently manages airports such as Kotoka International Airport, Nana Agyemang Prempeh I International Airport, Tamale International Airport, Wa Airport, Sunyani Airport, Ho Airport and other airstrips in Ghana. [2] It was established by result of the decoupling of the existing Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), which was in line with current trends that are in the aviation industry. [3]

History

The GACL assumed some functions of the GCAA and also managed the airports after the amendment of the GCAA Act 2004, which was renewed on 12 April 2007, and was licensed for continuous term of 7 years. [4] The company started business on 1 January 2007. [3]

Functions of GACL

The functions of the company are to:

Projects

The GACL constructed Terminal 3 at the KIA in March 2016; it was completed in June 2018 and was opened to the public after 3 months. [6]

It was claimed that about US$350 million was spent on the building of Terminal 3 and other projects at KIA. The construction of a new runway at the Tamale Airport also was claimed to have cost about US$130 million. Also, about US$25 million was used for the building of a new airport at Ho in the Volta Region of Ghana. [7]

Airport City Accra is an urban development centered around Kotoka International Airport. The development is promoted by Ghana Airports Company Limited on the principle that airports have ceased to be mere terminals, but rather economic growth outlets to promote trade and generate employment. [8]

Controversies

It was alleged that the Government of Ghana, through the Ministry of Aviation, planned to hand over the company to a Turkish investor. The workers of GACL embarked on a demonstration to show their disapproval of privatization of the company. [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

The GACL clarified that travelers who did not pay for the COVID-19 test would be handed to state security officials. They made this statement after it was alleged that some people were treated badly in a video that was circulating on social media. [14]

In over two years, the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) accrued a total revenue exceeding $6.4 million which represent 6.8% from the operations conducted by Frontiers Healthcare Services at Kotoka International Airport (KIA) for COVID-19 testing. [15]

Challenges

Due to the impact of COVID-19, the company has been affected, as it is struggling with a lack of demand and increased unit charges. This has led to costs being passed on to other sectors of the travel value chain to cover up the space. [16]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Air Ghana". www.airghana.com. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
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  4. ↑ Online, Peace FM. "Ghana Airports Company & AVIANCE In Tug Of War". Peacefmonline.com – Ghana news. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "Who We Are – GACL" . Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "Terminal 3, Kotoka International Airport, Accra, Ghana". Airport Technology. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "Airports Company engages lenders over debt". www.ghanaweb.com. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  8. ↑ Kofi Yeboah (17 June 2013). "Accra Airport City on the fast lane". Modern Ghana. Daily Graphic.
  9. ↑ "Workers of Ghana Airports Company demonstrate against alleged privatisation plans". MyJoyOnline.com. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  10. ↑ "Airport Workers Protest Alleged Privatization Of Company". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  11. ↑ "Ghana Airports gets strategic partner". Graphic Online. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  12. ↑ "Kotoka International Airport is 'not for sale' – Ghana Airports to Mahama". BusinessGhana. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  13. ↑ Dodoo, Fuaad (11 August 2020). "Ghana Airports Company replies Mahama". Adomonline.com. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  14. ↑ "VIDEO: Ghana Airports Company reacts to passengers sleeping on benches at KIA". Graphic Online. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  15. ↑ "COVID-19 tests at KIA: Ghana got a paltry US$6.4m, while Frontiers bagged US$80.6m". thefourthestategh.com. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  16. ↑ "Airlines to lose US$300,000 per minute as coronavirus impact lingers – IATA". www.ghanaweb.com. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
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