The GACL must provide justification for any proposed increase in the Airport Passenger Service Charge (APSC) and reassure Parliament that any additional funds won’t be used for other purposes, according to Kwame Governs Agbodza, Ranking Member of the Select Committee on Roads and Transport of Parliament.
The GHC 5 APSC now levied against each passenger on all domestic routes is being sought to be increased by the GACL, a state-owned limited liability company in charge of administering all airports in the nation that are funded by the public purse.
According to the corporation, the planned increase will allow them to maintain current domestic airports and brand-new terminal structures that will soon be opened in Tamale and Kumasi.
Their proposal is expected to be submitted to the Parliamentary Select Committee on Transport in due course.
However, Mr. Agbodza says he will only support any such increase if the “GACL come out with the real cost of their operations, identify the cause/ causes of their cash flow and tell us what the additional money will be used for.”
“In recent times, we have seen many state agencies simply go and collateralise expected incomes and misuse them. I can’t support that,” Mr. Agbodza told AviationGhana.
The Ranking Member of Parliament’s Select Committee on Roads and Transport, Kwame Governs Agbodza, advised the GACL to be more innovative in raising funds to sustain the operations of domestic airports without recourse to the government.