Business owners and residents of Eteringbang, Region Seven, have been left in a state of uncertainty following the “abrupt” closure of the Eteringbang Airstrip last Friday afternoon.
While Stabroek News was informed that the closure was due to the undertaking of much needed repairs, numerous attempts to solicit a comment from the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCCA) on the situation over the past week have all proven futile. The GCCA, in a subsequent response, formally declined to comment.
Based on reports reaching this newspaper, rumours of plans to close the airstrip had circulated throughout Eteringbang some two weeks ago. But as the days went by and no formal announcement was made, a group of concerned business owners moved to have an ad published in which they called on the relevant authorities to properly engage them on the issue.
