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GACL ready for African Cup of Nations
Tournament
Accra, Nov 21, Ghanadot/GNA – Mrs. Esi Annor Sackey,
Managing Director of the Ghana Airports Company Limited(GACL),
says the company is well prepared for the African Cup of
Nations Tournament which is to be hosted in the country
early next year.
She said since passenger fare-through was bound to increase
towards and during the tournament, the company was putting
in measures to ensure the comfort of passengers.
Speaking at a cocktail held in Accra to officially introduce
the board of the GACL to the media and stake- holders in the
aviation industry, Mrs Annor noted that the GACL had the
responsibility of providing world class airport services.
She said with the vision of becoming an aviation hub in West
Africa, there was the need to remove bottlenecks and attract
more airport operators.
"We would work to ensure that the GACL plays an important
role in the socio-economic development of Ghana through
aviation," she said.
She noted that since safety was crucial in aviation, the
GACL would collaborate with all of its stakeholders to
ensure that safety measures were implemented to the letter
at all airports within the country.
Dr. Samuell Annor, Board Chairman of the GACL, said there
was still a lot more room for improvement so far as aviation
in the country was concerned.
He said a 15 percent growth in passenger fare through was,
for example, not good enough, adding that there was the need
to strive to send the figure up to beyond 20 percent.
The Board chairman said with the support of the government,
the company would immensely improve upon aviation in the
country.
The Civil Aviation Act 678, passed in November 2004,
contained transitional provisions allowing for the dichotomy
of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority into two entities,
namely the Ghana Airports Company Ltd (GACL) and the Ghana
Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA).
The GACL was registered as a limited liability company in
January 2006 with the responsibility for planning,
developing, managing and maintaining all airports and
aerodromes in Ghana, whilst the GCAA is now responsible for
the provision of air navigation services and safety
regulation.
The company commenced business on January 1 2007.
GNA
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