Captain Varman Bajnath told reporters the airline made a premature announcement of its plans to operate services from Trinidad and Tobago to other Caribbean destinations at cut rate fares without getting approval and certification from the Civil Aviation Authority and Line Minister Jack Warner.
Warner said last week he was not aware of any licence being granted to REDjet, which is based in Barbados.
However the airline issued a statement Monday claiming that it received its Air Operators Certificate in Barbados Friday from that country's Director of the Barbados CAA.
It said this is in keeping with Article 2 of the Multilateral Treaty regarding air travel within CARICOM which states that "A CARICOM air carrier shall not be permitted to operate within the community unless it has been issued an operating licence by a member state."
Trinidad and Tobago's Civil Aviation Director, Ramesh Lutchmedial, has said such approval does not means REDjet is authorised to operate in Trinidad and Tobago.
Lutchmedial told local media a regular application can usually take up to 90 days for approval, and there is no guarantee of approval at the end of the period.
"One, we do not have an application before us. Two, once the application is received, it has to be processed and after we have to discuss it with the Line Minister. Then take it from there as we are guided by government policy," Lutchmedial said.
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