The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has refuted claims regarding its alleged plan to impose a $7 fee for fumigating passengers’ luggage at Kotoka International Airport (KIA).
Recent media reports had suggested that the Ghana Health Service was urging airlines to include a $7 charge per passenger on international airline tickets and submit the amount to the government agency, KIA, as a luggage fumigation fee.
However, the management of GACL has released a statement clarifying that it has no intention of imposing such charges or taxes on passengers for luggage fumigation purposes.
“GACL wishes to assure the general public that it will not impose any such taxes or charges on passengers for luggage fumigation purposes as reported.”
“All reports to the contrary should therefore be disregarded,” the GACL added.