Guyana gives Caribbean Airlines ultimatum over duty-free purchases

Caribbean Airlines was yesterday given an ultimatum by Guyana to honour contractual agreements pertaining to purchases made by passengers using the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) duty-free facility or see their service here terminated.

“It is sad that it has come to this but I think it is a matter that is resolvable and I believe will be resolved,” Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson told Stabroek News yesterday. He said that the CJIA Corporation was forced to issue the ultimatum after several complaints about the issue went unresolved. The CJIA has written to CAL giving it until July 6 to comply or face termination of its air carrier agreement.

Passengers leaving Guyana have filed several complaints that when they make purchases at the duty-free stores at the CJIA, when they get to Trinidad, they cannot take the items further. This is because when passengers switch planes in Trinidad, they have to