-company plans daily flights from July

AIR travel to Guyana continues to attract attention as Oranjestad-based Aruba Airlines has applied to the aviation authorities here to operate weekly flights between the two destinations.
According to a notice published by the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) , the airline , which operates several Airbus aircraft , has applied to operate a scheduled service of direct flights between Guyana and Aruba starting in July.

The airline operates under the name Arubaanse Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. It has applied for a one-year licence to operate flights daily except Fridays. The times planned by the airline are: departure from Aruba at 09:30hrs with arrival in Guyana at 11:45hrs. The flights will then depart Guyana at 12:45hrs midday and arrive in Aruba at 15:00hrs.
Aruba Airlines was founded in January 31, 2006 and began charter operations with a seven-seat Piper PA-31 Navajo in 2010. The airline opened a new office at Queen Beatrix International Airport in Aruba and also opened smaller offices in Panama City and in the Venezuelan cities of Maracaibo, Valencia and Maracay. The carrier also operates between Aruba and Miami.

In early 2011 the company attracted new investors, leading to the upgrade of operations to jet aircraft. Having received an economic Airline Operation Certificate (AOC) in August 2012, the carrier leased two Airbus A320 twin-engine, 150-seat jet airliners; the first one arrived in Aruba in November 2012.
The GCAA stated that members of the public may make representation and / or objections for the application. These shall state the specific grounds on which they are made and shall specify the desired conditions to be attached to the licence if granted by the aviation body. Such representations should be addressed to the Director-General of the GCAA at 73, High Street , Kingston , Georgetown.

Air travel to Guyana has increased in recent years between destinations in the region and the Cheddi Jagan international Airport (CJIA).
There has been a growing business interest in these shores and weekly dozens of travellers from Latin American destinations as well as Cuba and the Dutch Caribbean have been travelling to these shores on airlines such as COPA Airlines and EasySky, the latter which operate direct flights between Havana and the CJIA. The development has attracted the attention of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI). At a recent press briefing, GCCI’s Executive Director, Kirk Hollingsworth, said the body is engaging their Cuban counterparts to develop a structured business relationship between the two countries.
He said the move was made as there is an increasing number of Cubans who are conducting business here.