The Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has repossessed prime airport lands from the McDan Group of Companies following a High Court ruling in Accra on May 6, 2025. The court granted GACL full re-entry and possession of over 16 acres of land formerly occupied by subsidiaries of the McDan Group.
The lands, measuring approximately 10.63 acres and 5.66 acres, are located near the Kotoka International Airport (KIA). The McDan Group had been occupying the lands since 2012 but was cited for breaches of land lease agreements and outstanding ground rents. GACL had sought to recover $26,296 in accrued ground rent and a perpetual injunction to restrain the defendants from interfering with the lands.
The court ruled in GACL’s favour, awarding all reliefs sought and ordering the defendants to pay GH¢50,000 in legal costs. The McDan Group has filed for a stay of execution pending an appeal. This development comes after McDan Aviation’s operations at KIA’s Terminal 1 were suspended in December 2024 due to debt obligations, although the specific debts were later cleared.
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