The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) says McDan Aviation made a part- payment in February 2026, only after the contract had been lawfully terminated and the terminal had been closed up.
The Company said that payment was only half of what was owed to GACL.
A Statement issued in Accra by Management of GACL said at the time the contract was terminated on January 16, 2026, it followed several months of persistent demand notices over unpaid rent, McDan Aviation still owed rent covering the entire year of 2025, in addition to $16,000 in rejected bank notes from a 2024 payment.
It said McDan Aviation still owes unpaid rent, royalties and license fee till date explaining that license fee to operate a private Jet business remained unpaid for 4 years, from 2022 – 2026, by McDan Aviation Handling Services.
It said they had taken notice of various false allegations being made by McDan Aviation Handling Services regarding the termination of the contract with GACL and the eviction of McDan for non-payment of rent, royalties, and license fees to operate.
The statement said GACL was poised to make all evidence of post-dated cheques, which McDan Aviation restrained GACL from presenting to the bank due to lack of funds, and all letters of demand notices served on McDan Aviation Handling Services available to the courts as this case is now in court.
“GACL respects the judicial processes and therefore will not litigate the issues in the media space,” it added.
It said all records and evidence of non payment in addition to the contract which provided termination clauses, would be submitted to the courts.
The statement said it was worthy to note that GACL employed thousands of Ghanaians who depend on proceeds such as what McDan Aviation had withheld from the company for years.
It said while GACL supported and was engaged in business transactions with many upstanding, forthright and compliant Ghanaians and international business people, the company would not hesitate to pursue all debtors who abuse the system and GACL would take every legal action necessary to recover monies and assets owed to it.
Meanwhile McDan Aviation has raised issues in its dispute with GACL over the terminal at Kotoka International Airport.
The company argued that the termination of its concession agreement was unjustified or not handled properly.
McDan Aviation has challenged claims that it failed to meet its payment obligations.
The company has questioned the decision to lock or shut down the facility, saying it disrupted its operations.
