Beginning May 1, 2024, passengers departing from Kotoka International Airport in Accra will need to pay a $20 fee to assist in funding baggage belt repairs and other maintenance projects at the airport.
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According to a letter obtained by Accra-based Class FM, addressed to the Chairperson of the Airport Operators Committee of KIA, the management of Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) outlined the introduction of the $20 fee for departing travelers.
The letter, dated March 11, 2024, and signed by the Managing Director of GACL, Yvonne Nana Afriyie Opare, indicated that the fee will be applicable to all round-trip tickets.
In addition to disclosing the $20 round-trip airline ticket fee, the GACL also stipulated that $10 of the fee will be charged to each leg of the trip.
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“Further to discussions with the executives of the Airport Operators Committee regarding our baggage belt overhauling and maintenance issues, the Board of Directors of Ghana Airports Company Limited, in consultation with the Ministry of Transport, is instituting a maintenance charge of $20 on all round-trip airline tickets ($10 to be charged each way”.
“This fee will be effective May 1, 2024,” the letter revealed.
See the Ghana Airports Company Limited letter below:
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