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An inevitable and quick demise of EZjet was predicted

Nov 13, 2012 Letters

 

 

Dear Editor,
Before Sonny Ramdeo ever attempted his EZjet venture, history had already conclusively demonstrated that attempting to operate a profitable low-fare airline on the GEO-JFK route was like attempting to mine gold from a copper mine. So when Sonny announced his venture, many critics were rightly convinced that the money being invested was not Sonny’s, as no one would so exuberantly or foolishly invest his/her own money trying to mine gold from a copper mine.
Thus an inevitable and quick demise of EZjet was predicted. We now know that the critics were right, and that Sonny and his coterie of alchemists were wrong. So it is only a matter of time before EZjet’s management accepts that it has joined Travel Span, Universal Airlines, and others in their failed attempts at alchemy on the GEO-JFK route.
I urge EZjet to face reality by immediately ending its practice of trying to obfuscate the issue with deceptive press releases.
I also urge the government of Guyana to end its spurious practice of blaming Kaieteur News and others for EZjet’s problems, as the stark and unmovable truth is that EZjet hewed the rod with which it is now being beaten: None of its critics did!
Yes, not one of EZjet’s critics approached Sonny to launch his EZjet venture or urged him to violate the terms of EZjet’s charter agreement with the U.S. Department of Transportation. And not one of EZjet’s critics can be seriously blamed for the operations mismanagement and ineffective cash collection that have been offered among reasons for EZjet’s financial woes.
I offer my heartfelt sympathies to those who are enduring the heartrending experience of being stranded and wish to assure every Guyanese that, contrary to the devious and self-serving allegations made by others against me in Kaieteur News and the Chronicle, I sincerely hope for the day when Guyanese can access low airfares with the concomitant guarantee that they will not be left stranded.
In the meantime I offer no apologies, and I am glad my writings offer no comfort to those who want to confuse the uninformed and vulnerable by using bastardized, self-serving sloganeering and chest-thumping rhetoric about how their supposed concern for the well-being of fellow Guyanese leads them to sacrifice their own money. Well, as we have learned once again, those supposedly interested in our well-being never end up being stranded when things fall apart.
Lionel Lowe
Queens, New York

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