The InterCaribbean Airways inaugural flight touched down at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri today.
The Turks and Caicos Islands-based airline will fly direct from Guyana to Barbados.
“… I know we will be successful because we are here for the long haul,” Chairman of the airline Lyndon Gardiner had told Stabroek News on November 5th, following the airline’s official launch at the headquarters of its local handlers, Roraima Airways, at Duke Lodge in Kingston, Georgetown.
And while during the pandemic period many persons saw investing in expanding in airline services as “doom and gloom”, Gardiner told attendees at the launch that he chose to look at the glass as “half full” and pressed on with the investment, opening a base in Barbados as the airline prepared and worked on getting the Guyana licence.
“We started the process three years ago, but only under this government that we were able to make this a reality,” he had said as he thanked a number of persons, too many to be individually listed, for their input in making operations here a reality.
Operating from the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, at Timehri, the four-plane fleet airline promises to bring stellar service to persons looking to travel to Barbados and linking to other global destinations or return home from Bridgetown.
Introductory rates start at US$153 one-way from Georgetown to Bridgetown. The return fare is US$212.
InterCaribbean Airways boasts two ERJ145 50-passenger jets, eight 30-passenger Embraer 120 aircraft equipped with lavatories, a galley and flight attendant service, as well as a 9-passenger Britten Norman Islander.
The airline on its website stated that two additional ERJ145 aircraft have been acquired and are being prepared for entry into service, alongside a new fleet type to be announced later.
