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Confident Fly Guyana will be above board
Dear Editor,
Reference is made to your news item on Fly Guyana representative Mr. Harry Chowbey formerly of East Coast (KN Jul 5) maligning his reputation. I notice that KN quotes an outdated article from a web site that is dysfunctional. This article stated a civil suit was filed against Chowbey on a business deal that never took off and there was a counter suit. The initial suit was based on allegation/accusation that could never have been proven and at any rate was never taken to trial. The suit was dropped following Chowbey’s counter suit and the matter died. It is therefore not of any significance in terms of Fly Guyana. In addition, there is no relevance or relationship of the proposed Fly Guyana with that matter of more than seven years ago. Clearly, the intention of the article is to smudge and denigrate the character of the gentleman that can only serve to discourage his involvement in aviation operations in Guyana. Also, the article could have the effect of intimidating potential Fly Guyana passengers making startup operations difficult.
I do not know Mr. Chowbey personally but I have learned about his experience in the airline industry (over 25 years) and his competence and integrity to manage an airline. Others in the Guyanese community in Georgia, Florida, and New York also spoke well of him and wish him well to help Guyana start an airline. He is held in high esteem among Guyanese New Yorkers and is frequently called upon to make appearances at public events, particularly spiritual programs.
I should note that the airline industry is not a lucrative business proposition and virtually every airline has been losing money since 9/11. So we should applaud and encourage Chowbey for this initiative.
I personally wish to thank and laud Chowbey for initiating talks with the Guyana government to start an airline. This has been done at the nudging over the last year by several individuals and travel agents because of the faith and confidence Guyanese have expressed in Chowbey to assist with starting air service to Guyana. As Guyanese unanimously agree, the country desperately needs an airline to service North America. Guyanese travelers are routinely exploited by others. There are not enough seats to meet the flying demands of the Guyanese North American diaspora resulting in higher than normal (monopoly) fares. Competition from Fly Guyana will inevitably result in competitive fares and greater numbers of arrivals to Guyana which will be good for the economy. Guyanese need their own carrier not a dependency on non-Guyanese carriers. Fly Guyana is being proposed as a Guyanese carrier with the hope and expectation of backing from the government, the opposition and the flying public.
I, and agents I spoke with, say they have faith and confidence that any service started by Chowbey and his investors will be run above board and win the approval of the flying public once it takes off. Instead of critiquing the man or digging unsubstantiated (old) dirt on his past, let us encourage him to commence air operations to benefit Guyana. Otherwise, the flying public will continue to be victims of other carriers that don’t have their interests or the national interest at heart.
Vishnu Bisram
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