Venezuelan airline debt to Guyana leads to grounding

Jun 09, 2015 News

… but given permission for “one-off flight”
The Venezuelan state-owned Conviasa Airline has been given permission by local authorities for a “one-off flight” to take Venezuelans who were stranded in Guyana back to their native country.
The flight departed Sunday night with over 40 Venezuelan passengers who were stranded since Saturday.
The plight of the passengers was owed to Conviasa’s failure to honour certain financial obligations. Conviasa owed landing and administration fees to the Cheddi Jagan International Airport and the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority. Also, the airline failed to lodge a passenger bond.
As a result of the airline’s failure to lodge the required bond, it was not given permission to fly into Timehri last Saturday morning at 11:00hrs.
This bond is required of all charter operators operating in and out of Guyana and constitutes a safety net in the event of any unplanned event affecting the airline’s ability to deliver the service it was contracted to provide to passengers.
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenidge had disclosed that his Ministry had made moves to assist the airline but the airline was unable to get even a required Letter of Comfort from the Venezuelan government.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs had however advised the Guyana Ministry of Infrastructure, the relevant authority, that the airline be allowed to remove passengers.
At the Cheddi Jagan International Airport on Saturday, the stranded passengers were forced to sleep in the departure lounge.
Kaieteur News understands that some passengers had booked themselves into hotels on Sunday while others, apparently cash-strapped, remained at the airport.
The authorities informed the airline that future resolution of the matter will depend on the prior lodging of a bond by the airline. It is understood that most of the other debts owed to suppliers of services and ground handling in Guyana were paid off by the company on Friday afternoon.
Conviasa Airlines is the only carrier offering direct service between Guyana and Venezuela. Conviasa began its weekly flights between Guyana and Venezuela back in 2013.
Kaieteur News understands that the bond was never lodged before.

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