McDan Aviation, a private air charter service provider, has denied allegations of owing $3 million to the Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL), which reportedly led to the closure of its private jet terminal at Kotoka International Airport.
The company clarified that $2 million of the claimed debt is related to a land acquisition from GACL, which is currently the subject of litigation.
Speaking to the media, McDan Group CEO Kweku Ampromfi explained that the company has partially settled outstanding terminal charges and remains optimistic about reopening the facility soon.
“We do not owe $3 million at the terminal,” Ampromfi asserted. “There are three matters we’ve been discussing with Ghana Airport Company.
One is the terminal, and another involves a piece of land near the Action Chapel area that we acquired from them.
The land, valued at around $2 million, is under litigation because a third party obtained documentation for the same land through the Lands Commission.”
Ampromfi further explained that McDan Aviation has proposed suspending payments related to the disputed land until the legal issues are resolved.
“It doesn’t make business sense for anyone to pay hefty sums of money while the matter is in court,” he said. “We’ve communicated this position to Ghana Airport Company multiple times.”
The GACL recently closed McDan Aviation’s Private Jet Terminal, citing an unpaid debt of over $3 million, which includes land leases, rentals, and terminal charges accumulated over time.
The company had missed a Christmas deadline to settle the dues.
This marks the second closure of McDan Aviation’s terminal, following a February 2022 shutdown by GACL over operational breaches at Terminal 1 of Kotoka International Airport.
McDan Aviation had initially launched its private jet services on January 28, 2022.
Source-citinewsroom
