Civil Aviation Cuts Airline Charges

The Ghana Civil Aviation Authority says it is reviewing downward, its charges on commercial flights operating in the country. The move is to enable more commercial flights to operate domestic shuttle in the country.

Deputy Managing Director of the GCAA, Nii Adu Baddoo said a few more airlines would be licensed in the coming months to start operations. Industry sources explain that domestic air operations have always been a challenging venture mainly as a result of all kinds of aviation charges on airlines, which include landing, parking, lighting and handling charges.

The government would review the aviation fuel tax, which adds a lot of cost to build up of airlines, and often reflects in the high airfares. The aviation authority hopes to cut its air charges by about 20% to attract more airlines into the country’s aviation industry. Already it has reduced its lighting charges for domestic operator, Citylink that commenced business last week.