McDan Ordered to Suspend Use of KIA’s Terminal 1 For Private Jet Operations

The Ghana Airports Firm Restricted (GACL) has ordered McDan Aviation to droop the Non-public Jet lounge operations at Terminal 1 of the Kotoka Worldwide Airport (KIA).

In a letter dated January 31, 2022, signed by the Managing Director of the Ghana Airports Firm Restricted (GACL), Mr Yaw Kwakwa, an earlier discover to McDan to droop its inauguration of the Non-public Jet lounge at Terminal 1 final Friday was referenced.

“We consult with our earlier discussions and subsequent directive to droop the inauguration of the Non-public Jet Terminal at Kotoka Worldwide Airport (KIA) till all the mandatory operational necessities and obligations are met”, the letter said.

“We notice with concern, your failure to adjust to the directive regardless of the excellent points on the prior phrases and situations for the use and operations of Terminal 1 as a Non-public Jet Terminal,” it added.

“Administration has consequently directed the suspension of your use of Terminal 1 till additional discover. You’re kindly requested to relinquish the keys to allow Administration undertake a Joint Stock by shut of enterprise day, Monday, thirty first January 2022.

The letter was copied to the Secretary to the President, Jubilee Home; Secretary to the Vice President, Jubilee Home; Minister of Transport, Minister of Nationwide Safety, Nationwide Safety Coordinator at KIA; Board Chairman of GACL and the Director-Normal of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA).

Why the suspension?

The GACL has accused McDan Aviation of breaching the laid down process after procuring its license to function in 2019.

It mentioned it has seen with concern McDan’s disregard for the norms of doing enterprise within the aviation sector which requires strict adherence to security and safety guidelines.

“Certainly, you may have engaged in a number of actions with out prior approval from GACL which has sometimes known as for emergency corrective actions.”

The GACL went forward and cited one main instance referring to the graduation of building of the non-public jet terminal and not using a Plan of Development Operation (PCO) approval from GACL.

“We solely grew to become conscious of your building actions throughout routine safety patrols, and we needed to ask you to cease and submit a PCO for evaluate and approval earlier than building continued,” the GACL mentioned.

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