TRAVEL Span has taken a position to invest heavily in its Georgetown operations since according to the company’s General Manager in Georgetown, Vanita Jagnarine, the company has no intentions of pulling out of this market.She made the comment recently after being questioned by this newspaper about the number of competing airline services on the local market, including those plying the same routes as Travel Span.
In addressing the decision by the airline to retreat from the skies several years ago, Jagnarine said that the move was based on financial considerations and feasibility which, she added, proved to be a wise move at the time.

TRAINING FLIGHT ATTENDANTS
Jagnarine said that the decision to invest in the training of thirty flight attendants who are Guyanese and based in this country is because the company realised that such an investment will serve the company well.
This will encourage Guyanese to travel with an airline on which their own nationals are working and who can relate to their native dialect.
Travel Span in its drive to have an even stronger hold in the Guyana market has added Port of Spain to its travel destinations as well as New York. And the New York route, the General Manager noted, is very vital.
According to Jagnarine, the company is not looking to grab on to other routes just yet since, according to her, plying the New York route is very sensitive with regards to the operations and demands.
Once the airline is confident that it has the route fully under control with respect to the schedules and other small issues, they will launch into more routes.
It was pointed out that the investment made by Travel Span in the training of the thirty Guyanese is unheard of since all other airlines have their attendants based outside of Guyana and carry other nationalities.
Meanwhile, despite the many airlines and their presence in this country, Travel Span has reported fully booked flights for all the peak seasons since it decided to again part the clouds heading to its various destinations. Travel Span is owned by an overseas-based Guyanese.

(By Leroy Smith )