-Canada Jetlines gets greenlight, United Airlines to begin non-stop flights in April

MINISTER of Public Works, Juan Edghill has said that since the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) government entered office in August 2020, Guyana’s aviation sector has vastly improved.

The minister made this remark as he delivered an address at a ceremony on Sunday at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport as the country welcomed a new airline from the Dominican Republic.

According to the minister, the country has attracted new passenger carriers over the years with even more airlines are expressing interest in servicing routes to Guyana.

“Since August 2020, when we came into office, President Irfaan Ali and team PPP/C has vastly improved the aviation sector; we have attracted new passenger carriers,” he said.

Among airlines that have come on board since 2020 are JetBlue Airlines, Intercaribbean Airways, Fly Allways, British Airways and Sky High Dominicana.

Still, to come, Edghill said is internationally accredited United Airlines which announced that it will commence non-stop services between Houston, Texas, United States and Georgetown, Guyana on April 1, 2024.

Further to this, he revealed that the government has also approved Canada Jetlines to operate on its own from Canada to Guyana.

Previously, Canada Jetlines through a partnership agreement with Suriname’s Fly Allways began flights from Canada to Guyana in September 2023.

Meanwhile, Edghill stated that new airlines entering the Guyanese market can bring a variety of benefits directly and indirectly and bring more routes and flight options.
He added that it also brings lower airfares and competition which he indicated is good and healthy.

“Because you have the competition, you get improved services, when people are competing for the same dollar, the service definitely goes up, Guyanese will feel more satisfied they will choose who they want to serve them and when,” Edghill said.