PASSENGER demand continued its positive trend in 2015 with the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) – the country’s largest aviation hub – recording a 6 percent increase in traffic as at December 29, compared to the corresponding period last year.In a release signed by the airport’s acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dursatty Mangru-Doodnauth, the CJIA said that, so far, 503,717 passengers were processed, compared to 477,092 in 2014, “International passenger arrivals for 2015 are 249,241 or 6 percent higher than for the previous year, due primarily to more reliable service, additional seats availability, and increased flights to existing and new routes,” the acting CEO added.
In the recent past, the CJIA has seen increased airlift to several destinations, including New York City, Miami, Aruba, St. Maarten, Suriname, Jamaica, Panama and Curacao.
Meanwhile, imported cargo for the period under review amounted to 3,485,397 kilogrammes, compared to 3,295,977 kilogrammes for the same period last year. This represents a 6 percent increase in cargo traffic.
“Twenty two percent of the cargo is industrial supplies, while 20% is personal effects, 21 percent is for hatching eggs, and 13% represents other consolidated cargo,” Ms. Mangru-Doodnauth stated.
