Terminal One at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) which is being operated by McDan Aviation for private jet services has been shut down by the Ghana Airports Company Ltd (GACL) over an alleged debt.
McDan Aviation has been using the Terminal 1 at the KIA in the last three years, providing private jet services. Terminal 1, until the opening of the new Terminal 3 was being used for domestic travel services within Ghana.
When Terminal 3 was opened, international services at the airport was moved from Terminal 2 to that new terminal and Terminal 2 became usable for domestic travel services. This paved the way for the GACL to allocate it to McDan Aviation for private jet services.
Indications are that, there is an outstanding debt, which has caused the management of the Ghana Airports Company Ltd to decide to shut down the terminal.
The debt, said to be about US$3million reportedly includes land leases, rentals, and terminal charges, which has accumulated over a period.
It is the second time the GACL had initiated a move to shut down the terminal over debt.
