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Feb 12, 2013 News
High fuel cost is said to be one of the reasons why the United States-based carrier, Delta Airline, has decided to halt its services to Guyana, a staff member at the airline’s local office confirmed yesterday.
Reports of the airline’s plans to suspend its services made headlines in the local news after customers who visited the company’s office to make reservations were turned down. They were informed that flights between Guyana and New York will be suspended some time before May.
Government officials as well as representatives from the United States-based carrier are very tight-lipped about the airline’s sudden decision to halt its services from Guyana’s market.
There are reports that officials from the airline have not officially notified the Government of Guyana about its decision to stop flying the New York/Georgetown route. However, officials from the Tourism Ministry were said to be informed via sources late last week.
Kaieteur News was told that the Minister of Tourism, Irfaan Ali, after learning about the airline’s decision, called for an emergency meeting with the airline’s board members. It is unclear when the meeting would be held.
When Kaieteur News contacted the airline’s head office yesterday, the General Manager of the Corporate Communications Latin America and Caribbean, Sarah M. Lora would only say “Delta Airlines has not confirmed flights for the JFK-GEO route beyond May of 2013. As soon as we have a decision we will communicate the status of the flight.”
The Airline launched its non-stop service from New York to Guyana on June 1, 2008. The airline offers more than 478 weekly flights to 58 destinations in Latin America and the Caribbean.
THIS IDIOT TELLING GUYANA WE HAVE NO SAY IN THE 50% PROFIT SHARING AGREEMENT WE HAVE WITH EXXON.
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