GACL to be dragged to court over $2m debt

The Ghana Meteorological Agency has threatened to drag the Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL) to court if it fails to settle its indebtedness to the agency.

The airport company since 2008 has failed to settle the agency over $2 million. The Director General of the Ghana Meteorological Agency, Captain (Rtd) Stephen Komla told Citi Business News, the agency is yet to receive any positive feedback from the airport company and will begin moves to head to the courts.

“We are still encouraging them to make up their payments. They’ve owed us since 2008. In spite of several reminders, we have not had a positive response from Ghana Airport Company. Ghana Civil Aviation has been paying their bills regularly; it is Airport Company which has not been paying.”

He added that his outfit is “conscious about the effect it will have on our national economy and for that matter we may seek redress at the court. I think that will be our next step, not withdrawal of our service, if we withdraw our services, it will affect other people- the general travelling public, CEPS, Civil aviation will also be affected and many others.”

Captain Komla stated “if court proceedings fail and the agency withdraws it services the country will face sanctions with a possible downgrade on the airport. The downgrading of our international airport because there will be no meteorological service available to them and I don’t think there will be any well-meaning airline which will want to use our airport and for that matter even the airport company itself will be affected negatively because they will not be charging the landing fee that they are charging.”

He noted that people in the export industry may also lose their services especially those who export fresh fruits because well meaning airline will not use the airport.

“We sent them a letter seeking their intervention to fulfill their financial obligation towards Ghana Metrological service but there has not been any positive feedback yet,” he said.