Mulling expansion, high fuel cost clips TravelSpan’s wings

Rob Binns

Even as TravelSpan continues to examine new routes, high fuel prices at the Cheddi Jagan Inter-national Airport (CJIA), Timehri are hampering its expansion plans, the company says.

“We continue to analyze new routes from George-town…the plans to expand CJIA offer greater opportunities. As an airline, our largest cost is fuel and CJIA continues to be very high fuel cost which is an impediment to expansion. We are working with the Government and vendors to find ways to lower the cost of fuel at CJIA,” Rob Binns, a director on the US-based company’s board, told Stabroek News in an interview.

The airline’s direct flight between George-town and New York has filled a