aGhana's Auditor General has suggested involving the private sector in certain operations of five unprofitable regional airports to optimize returns on these investments.

“Furthermore, the Commercial Service Department of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) should identify potential concessionaires to occupy idle spaces to generate more revenue through rent and royalties,” the Auditor General suggested in the recently published 2023 report.

This suggestion comes after a comprehensive audit of the activities of five regional airports in Ghana, highlighting their lack of financial sustainability.

The Kumasi Airport, now renamed Prempeh I International Airport in the Ashanti Region, along with Tamale Airport, Wa Airport, Sunyani Airport, and Ho Airport, were all assessed as commercially unsustainable by the Auditor General.

“We conducted an analysis on the operations of five regional airports in terms of their commercial viability and noted that all five regional airports were not commercially viable,” the report stated.