CAL to introduce new Guyana to US service to end transit stop in T&T

President Bharrat Jagdeo with CAL Chairman George Nicholas and CAL Vice Chairman Mohan Jaikaran in Georgetown

Caribbean Airlines (CAL) is planning to introduce a new service from Guyana to New York that is intended to end the inconvenience that passengers travelling out of Guyana face when in transit to the United States.

The new flight - to be named “The Spirit of Guyana” - will be from Guyana to New York three times a week and will eliminate the stopover in Trinidad and Tobago.

CAL is also proposing a Guyana-based Caribbean airlines flight that will be travelling to some of the domestic and regional destinations.

CAL chairman George Nicholas III made the disclosures to the Government Information Agency (GINA) after he and Vice Chairman Mohan Jaikaran met with President Bharrat Jagdeo in Georgetown.

Jagdeo outlined to the airline executives several issues that require attention including airfares from Guyana to New York. CAL promised a fare reduction when it introduces the next generation of aircraft.

The President has complained about the “unconscionable monopoly” on airfares by some airlines and even considered establishing a state airline to deal with the problem. 

He has said travellers sometimes pay more from Guyana to Trinidad and Tobago than travellers pay from Trinidad and Tobago to the US.