Ghana Airports to negotiate aviation fuel prices

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ghana Airports Company, Mr Charles Asare, has indicated the company's resolve to engage the government on how to have the price of aviation fuel reduced for the airlines using the country's airport.

The move is intended to make the airport more attractive to the airlines while helping to reduce their operational costs.

Mr Asare said this in an interview with the Daily Graphic at a reception at the residence of Ghana's Ambassador to the United States in honour of South African Airways (SAA), which made its maiden flight to that country on August 3.

"Ghana has the highest cost when it comes to aviation fuel and that is not too attractive for the airport," he said, adding, "It is high because of the taxes not the real fuel itself so we will talk to see how best the cost can be reduced."

According to him, the case to be made by the company would be valuable and "we are optimistic we will succeed in the greater interest