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The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has apologised to passengers who were affected by sporadic power outages on Friday, March 1, 2024.<\/p>\n

Travellers journeying to and from various countries were left stranded Friday night due to power failures at the Kotoka International Airport.<\/p>\n

In a Facebook post on March 2, GACL confirmed the incident and explained that their backup generators, which usually start within 3-5 seconds of a power cut, took approximately 1 minute and 30 seconds to activate.<\/p>\n

The management of GACL expressed their regret for the inconvenience caused by this incident.<\/p>\n

They reassured passengers that they are committed to providing a seamless travel experience and are taking steps to prevent such occurrences in the future.<\/p>\n

\u201cManagement of Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) wishes to confirm that Kotoka International Airport experienced intermittent power outages on Friday, 1st March 2024.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur Gentsets, which normally kick-starts within 3-5 seconds of an outage, took about 1 minute 30 seconds to kick in. Management of GACL apologises for the inconvenience caused.\u201d<\/p>\n

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