Scores of American citizens were given the opportunity to return home yesterday via a special flight by Eastern Airlines. The outgoing flight was made possible following a request by the United States Embassy in Georgetown to the National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF).
The flight departed Guyana yesterday afternoon via the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) and was en route to the Miami International Airport with two hundred passengers. The flight departed at approximately 6.20pm yesterday.
