Competition heats up as air travel peak period begins

The summer peak travelling period started yesterday with competition heating up among major airlines that fly between Guyana and North American destinations.

Aggressive competition appears to be pushing down the airfares from Guyana to various North American destinations, with new carriers hoping to cash in on the lucrative market with fares lower than those being offered by the four existing airlines.

Newcomers, Copa Airlines and Insel Air, hope that Guyanese will not only consider it greater value for their flying dollars but will savour the new in-transit routes. Copa Airlines flies