The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has implemented a $20 maintenance charge for all round trips and a $10 charge for one-way trips, according to Tamale South MP, Haruna Iddrisu, who raised the issue in Parliament.
Mr. Iddrisu accused the GACL of colluding with the Transport Minister, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, on these charges.
He called on the House to summon the Transport Minister to explain the reasons for imposing these fees.
“What authority does the Ghana Airport Company have to impose fees and charges and are these charges consistent with the Fees and Charges Act approved by the Parliament of Ghana? Mr. Speaker, I think the Transport Minister must be hauled to Parliament to explain the authority with which they are charging the fees and whether it is consistent with our Fees and Charges Act.”
Second Deputy Speaker, Andrew Amoako Asiamah, also raised concerns over the charges and directed the Minister to appear before the House on the issue.
“With regards to this issue, I am directing the Transport Minister to appear before this House on March 19 to come and address this issue because the airport company cannot sit by themselves and say they are charging fees on their own and so the Transport Minister must appear to answer to these issues.”