Caribbean Airlines yesterday said that the need to comply with US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) guidelines is the reason for passengers having to dispose of their duty-free items bought in Guyana, once Trinidad is not their final destination.
On Thursday, the airline was issued 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.
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
