McDan Aviation Limited has accused the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) of actions intended to undermine contractual obligations concerning their license agreement for the management of the Fixed-Base Operator (FBO) terminal at the Kotoka International Airport’s Terminal 1.
In a statement issued Thursday, March 12, 2026, the company described GACL’s recent decisions as an “attempt to collapse its business.”
The company acknowledged experiencing a temporary delay in rent payments due to operational difficulties arising from the prevailing global business environment
“While the company fell behind its payment of rent, it is important to clarify the nature of the payment delay that has been cited.
“McDan Aviation experienced a brief payment delay triggered by operational challenges amid the current global business crisis.
“This temporary delay was fully rectified, with all outstanding amounts settled in good faith,” McDan Aviation revealed.
The Company added that the “brief administrative matter as a fundamental breach of contract does not reflect the reality of our longstanding partnership with the GACL or our commitment to meeting our financial commitments. The company made several attempts to engage GACL, but these efforts were declined.”
It also alleged that the GACL breached the contract by failing to issue an eviction notice before taking action against the company.
“The contract governing our operations at Terminal 1 clearly stipulates that GACL is required to provide McDan Aviation with a 90-day notice of eviction before taking any action to remove them from the premises,” the statement pointed out.
According to the statement, GACL was formally served with a court injunction, alleging that “GACL official forcibly entered the terminal and removed valuable equipment and properties belonging to McDan Aviation,” an action the company describes as a “clear and deliberate defiance of the injunctive process.”
McDan Aviation indicated that it is pursuing all available legal remedies to address what it termed as an “unlawful termination.”
Source: Ernest Kelvin Okanta
