Following its closure to international commercial flights as part of COVID-19 measures, the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) is beginning to feeling the impact financially.
To date, none of the employees of the CJIA have had their salary or wages cut as monies due from airlines and other operators were paid up to the time the stoppage began but CJIA Public Relations Officer Shunza Samuels says that by the end of May, the impact will “really kick in”.
“We are largely dependent on passenger movement of these airlines to deal with our operations. So when these agencies are not operating, it puts a strain on our operations,” Samuels said when contacted.
