McDan Aviation Limited has accused the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) of attempting to collapse its business through actions it says violate both contractual obligations and a court injunction.
In a statement issued on March 12, the company said recent developments surrounding the dispute over its licence at Kotoka International Airport threaten the survival of Ghana’s first indigenous Fixed Base Operation (FBO) service provider.
“McDan Aviation Limited, Ghana’s first indigenous provider of Fixed Base Operation (FBO) services, wishes to address recent developments surrounding the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) that constitute an attempt to collapse its business as well as disregard for judicial processes affecting the issue.”
The company said it invested millions of dollars to build Ghana’s first private FBO terminal at Terminal 1 of the airport under a licence agreement signed in August 2022.
“McDan Aviation invested millions of dollars to develop Ghana’s first private FBO terminal at the Accra International Airport’s Terminal 1, operating under a landmark license agreement signed in August 2022.”
According to the company, the facility has improved Ghana’s profile in private aviation and investment.
“This facility has elevated Ghana’s standing as a premium aviation hub, driving private business aviation, tourism, and investment inflows.”
McDan Aviation acknowledged that it experienced a delay in rent payments but insisted the situation was temporary and resolved.
“McDan Aviation experienced a brief payment delay triggered by operational challenges amid current global business crisis.”
“This temporary delay was fully rectified, with all outstanding amounts settled in good faith.”
The company said describing the delay as a breach of contract misrepresents the nature of its relationship with the airport authority.
“To characterize this 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.”
It also accused GACL of failing to follow the contractual eviction process.
“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 the from the premises.”
“By failing to give the required period of notice, GACL has willfully violated this fundamental contractual requirement.”
The company further alleged that the airport authority acted despite being served with a court injunction.
“On March 10, 2026, GACL was formally served with a court injunction (motion for interlocutory injunction).”
“Yet, in the early hours of March 11, 2026, at approximately 1:00a.m., GACL officials proceeded to forcibly enter the terminal and remove valuable equipment and property belonging to McDan Aviation.”
McDan Aviation described the actions as a breach of both contractual rights and the rule of law.
“This sequence of events reveals a troubling pattern: GACL has not only breached its contractual obligations by ignoring the 90 day notice requirement but has also demonstrated contempt for the rule of law by acting contrary to a court injunction.”
The company said it will pursue legal action.
“McDan Aviation is pursuing all available legal remedies to address this unlawful termination, the breach of our contractual rights, and the contempt of court.”
It added that it remains committed to supporting Ghana’s aviation industry.
“As a wholly Ghanaian enterprise under the McDan Group, we remain dedicated to collaboration, national development, and the advancement of Ghana’s aviation sector.”
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