Fly Jamaica could see an increase in passenger load out of Guyana due to a dispute involving the country's international airport and Caribbean Airlines.
Guyana’s Cheddi Jagan International Airport is threatening to ban Caribbean Airlines unless it sticks to an agreement that allows Guyanese travelling to other destinations to take their duty-free purchases with them.
Minister responsible for Civil Aviation, David Patterson, disclosed that the airport has written to Caribbean Airlines giving it until July 6 to comply.
Patterson said Guyana never agreed for CAL passengers who transit the Piarco International Airport to disembark, get re-checked by Trinidad and Tobago security, and then board again.
He said, when doing so, mainly liquor, purchased from Cheddi Jagan International Airport duty free shops, is confiscated at the point of security screening at Piarco.
According to Patterson, the issue has severe implications for Guyanese businesses.
CAL has not commented.
If the issue is not resolved, Guyana will have to rely heavily on Fly Jamaica, Suriname Airways and Dynamic Airways to serve the North American routes.
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