PRESIDENT Dr Irfaan Ali, on Tuesday, met with executives from United Airlines which commenced operations between Georgetown and Houston, Texas, USA, on Monday.
During the meeting, President Ali spoke about Guyana’s tourism products and encouraged the airline to explore ways to incorporate products from the local economy into their operations.

The visiting team included Senior Vice President of Global Network Planning and Alliances, Patrick Quayle; Senior Manager of Latin America and Caribbean Network Planning, Tom Kozlowski, and Director of International Regulatory and Government Affairs, Annalei Avancena. They also presented a model of the United Airlines aircraft to the President.
United Airlines will fly four times per week from Georgetown to Houston with connections to many other destinations. The inaugural flight was flown by Guyanese pilot Ravishankar Rameshar.