– about flying to Guyana at this time

AMERICAN low-cost carrier, JetBlue says it has no decision regarding flights to Guyana at this time.

In recent weeks, the travelling public has been anticipating moves by the airline to operate here, following the announcement earlier in the year by another US carrier, American Airlines that it plans operating flights between Guyana and Miami come December 2018.
“We are always looking to expand and fly to the places people want to go, however, we have no decisions regarding Guyana to announce at this time,” JetBlue’s Corporate Communications offices told the Guyana Chronicle on Friday in response to a query.
Foreign Affairs Minister, Carl Greenidge noted at the conclusion of a parliamentary tour of the CJIA last Friday that the executives of “a particular airline” had approached government officials in Miami about operating in Guyana.

While he did not name the airline, media reports in September 2015 indicated that Greenidge met with executives of JetBlue on the sidelines of a conference in Florida that month.

On Friday, Greenidge said the interested airline’s team indicated that they will be looking at the traffic and facilities, and will make the decision after acquiring additional aircraft.
The company, he said, has indicated that while it had enough aircraft, it was examining other factors such as safety and fuel issues. With the CJIA expansion nearing completion, that interest is expected to materialise, the minister noted.

The CJIA expansion project has a December 2018 deadline. However, in the months prior to the benchmark, various aspects of the project are expected to be completed.
Operations are expected to commence from the new modernised facilities such as the new departure terminal from where regional carrier, Caribbean Airlines, launched its operations earlier this week.