Caribbean Airlines gets OK for Georgetown-Toronto flights

Guyana has granted approval for Caribbean Airlines to fly non-stop from Georgetown to Toronto for the next three years.

Cabinet Secretary, Dr Roger Luncheon told a news conference that the airline will operate a twice weekly non-stop scheduled service for the period September 10, 2012 to September 9, 2015, according to the state-run Government Information Agency (GINA).

On August 24, 2011 the airline commenced a freight service on the Miami-Port of Spain- Georgetown route, with its B767 aircraft which has a maximum payload of 90,000 lbs.

EZjet airlines began servicing the Guyana/New York route in December 2011 from the JFK airport and in July, introduced its non-stop flight to Canada. It is estimated that there is a market of 50,000 people travelling between the latter destination and Guyana.

Fly Jamaica, which was recently granted an Air Operators Certificate (AOC),  hopes to offer scheduled flights to Georgetown, New York and Toronto in the coming months.

Over the years, there has been a growing demand for the transportation of services within and without the Caribbean.

Delta Airlines entered the Guyana market in June 2008 with its 758 aircraft, but in the peak season the airline chipped in with a larger aircraft, the 767 that has the capacity to accommodate 240 passengers.

In April, as a result of improved bilateral relations between Suriname and Guyana, Surinam Airways made a return after a six-year hiatus, flying non-stop from Georgetown to Miami, Florida, USA.

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