Vice President of Suriname Airways (SLM), Clyde Cairo on Monday met with a Government delegation including President Donald Ramotar in Haiti and discussed the possibility of that airline servicing the Georgetown to New York route to be vacated by Delta Airlines come May this year.
The meeting took place on the sidelines of the 24th Inter-sessional Meeting of the Caricom Heads in Haiti.
Government commenced discussions with Suriname Airways, in an effort to have that airline service the Georgetown-New York route, to fill the void that will be created by the planned exit of Delta Airlines from the Guyana market.
“On Monday, President Donald Ramotar and delegation, which included Minister of Foreign Affairs Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett and Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee met with Vice President of Suriname Airways Clyde Cairo…in Haiti,” the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported. According to GINA, Rodrigues-Birkett said that there will be a follow up meeting as the sides continue to explore the possibilities of the airline servicing the route.
Cairo said that the meeting with President Ramotar and delegation was fruitful and he will relay the issues to the Board of Directors of Suriname Airways.
“We have discussed possibilities, yes there are options which we will look into … I need to report to my board first…effective July we can begin servicing this route, either non-stop or via another point,” Cairo said in an invited comment.
“This move has come about as a result of Delta Airlines’ announcement last week that it intends to stop flying the Georgetown- New York route as of May 2013.
Suriname Airways restarted its non-stop flight between Georgetown and Miami on April 3, 2012 twice weekly on Tuesdays and Saturdays, the release said.
It said that last year an official of the airline stated that Suriname Airways was looking to tap into the Georgetown- New York market, a route that it served during the 1980s.
