Three airport employees fired for soliciting money from passengers

Three employees of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri, have been dismissed over the last two weeks for soliciting money from passengers and persons are being urged to report any misconduct by staff. The individuals dismissed were two ramp attendants and an airline security staff.

A release from the CJIA said the soliciting of money occurred while the three were on duty, adding that their dismissals were in keeping with the airport’s “zero-tolerance approach to any such act, which only serves to tarnish the reputation of the corporation and its stakeholders”.

Chief Executive Officer of CJIA Ramesh Ghir, according to the release, said that