Guaranty Trust Bank (Ghana) Limited has entered into a collection service agreement with Dre Aviation, the General Sales Agent (GSA), Legal and Operations representative of Dana Airlines — a fully private-sector owned airline operating in Nigeria that is scheduled to begin flights into Accra beginning from the 1st of December, 2015.
This agreement will allow passengers to make flight reservations on Dana Air’s website and then visit any GT Bank branch to make payment with their Passenger Name Reference (PNR) across all the thirty-three branches of the bank nationwide.
The collection service on behalf of Dana Air brings to four the number of airlines that GT Bank presently collects payments of online flight reservations for across all of its branches. The other three are British Airways/Iberia, MedView and Starbow.
Dana Airlines Limited commenced operations in Nigeria in November 2008, and with a vision of flying to most African destinations they recently opened an office in Ghana represented by Dre Aviation.
Explaining the decision to opt for GT Bank’s GTCollect platform as an option to collect payments from passengers, the Chairman of Dre Aviation Mr. Reginald Bannerman said: “We recognise the fact that people may not have time to come to our office to book and pay for their flights, so we looked for a convenient way by which passengers can make payments from wherever they find themselves. GTBank is an obvious choice because of their commendable presence across the country and efficient collection platforms”.
Commenting on the partnership, Managing Director of Guaranty Trust Bank (Ghana) Limited Mr. Lekan Sanusi stated that: “We are glad Dana Air has come aboard our convenient collection platform.
“GTCollect, GTPay and other such secure and reliable payment and collection platforms have been deployed to companies and institutions that see the need to provide convenience and alternative means for customers to make payments. We are delighted that Dana Air has also joined the institutions creating value for customers,” he further stated.
The managing director hinted that both institutions are working toward the provision of further convenience by deploying GTPay, the bank’s robust online collection platform, to enable Dana Air’s passengers to book online and pay online in their convenience of their homes, offices or anywhere with the use of a Visa card, MasterCard, Maestro or Cirrus cards.
Institutions that have adopted GTPay, GTCollect, GTPOS and other forms of payment and collection platforms from GTBank include the University of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Regent University of Science and Technology, WAEC, and British Airways.