SKY High Dominicana Airlines has officially opened its new office in Georgetown at Lot 58 David Street, Kitty, Georgetown, just weeks after its inaugural flight at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA).
As stated in Guyana’s 2024 budget, the government aims to address one of the many constraints in the local tourism sector: the volume and cost of airlift in Guyana.
During this year’s budget presentation, Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh mentioned that to ensure the expansion of airline routes and seat volumes, the government has maintained efforts to improve the connection between Guyana and the rest of the world with new services and routes.
Sky High will do just that, by operating three flights weekly on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday. The opening of the airline’s office locally solidifies these efforts by the government, by bringing additional connectivity between Guyana, the Caribbean, Latin America and the United States respectively.
Minister of Tourism Industry and Commerce, Oneidge Walrond attended the opening ceremony and said that these developments will increase airlift and it coincides with some 2000 hotel rooms that will open up by 2025/2026.
She explained that the opening up of the new hotels will increase the government’s feasibility for doing conferences, meetings and expos as part of their vision, and part of their strategy for the building out of the tourism sector.
“We’re going to be having the International Cricket played in Guyana, and all of that is part of the strategy to continue to bring visitors here in Guyana.
“The tourism product is so diversified that visitors are always coming to Guyana. The strategy is that by 2027, we should be having over two million visitors, coming to Guyana, experiencing Guyana, coming to and forth.
Not necessarily living in Guyana but coming to and forth for different reasons, for different meetings,” the Tourism Minister stated.
She expressed that this will be a long-lasting and productive relationship between the Government of Guyana, Sky High Dominicana and other Dominican Republic investors.
Meanwhile, Ambassador of the Dominican Republic to Guyana, Ernesto Torres-Pereyra told those gathered that the opening of direct flights between Georgetown and Santo Domingo is one of the most significant moments in the history of bilateral relations.
“And precisely, the potential to foster a more dynamic exchange in trade and tourism, as well as, all areas of official co-operation. It is once again a time for discovery…for all Guyanese to discover why the DR is the most visited destination in the entire Caribbean, and for Dominicans to fall in love, just like we have done, with this amazing country full of natural wonders, cultural diversity and some of the warmest and coolest people in the entire world.”
The ambassador emphasised his embassy’s unyielding and unconditional support for this initiative and wished Sky High Domincana well on their new journey.
Sky High’s representative, Lili Foo in her remarks said that the airline has been connecting the Caribbean for more than 12 years.
“They have been committed to increasing their destination to have a wider scope within the Caribbean and other countries…They are committed to serving Guyana with a high standard and connectivity, opening for the first time, this gap that was between Guyana and the Dominican Republic.”
