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Bad news for passengers as Dynamic Airways cancels for weekend
Several passengers were left stranded yesterday at the JFK Airport, New York, after new operator, Dynamic Airways, ran into ground-handling problems on its inaugural return trip.
Dynamic Airways’s plane at the CJIA airport.
The operator was up to late afternoon seeking ways to get passengers back on another carrier.
Several angry customers contacted Kaieteur News from New York yesterday on the cancellation.
Local representatives in Guyana, Roraima Airways, yesterday advised that the cancellation was due “to a technical issue with the terminal and ground handling in New York. The flights for this weekend have been cancelled.”
The airline was busy attempting to contact passengers to advise them of the cancellation.
Roraima said it hoped that the issue would have been resolved by Tuesday.
Dynamic Airways made its inaugural flight Thursday, arriving a few hours late before departing Guyana and landing at JFK Airport after 10PM.
On board were a number of media personnel and Government officials.
Kaieteur News was told that on landing, passengers were not allowed to clear at Terminal Four. They were directed to Terminal One, a check area used by Fly Jamaica, another operator of the Guyana/New York route.
Guyana has been battling to attract new carriers on especially the North America route.
However, there are fears now that the number of carriers may be too many, making that route an unsustainable one.
In addition to Dynamic, there is TravelSpan, an airline owned by a Guyanese; Fly Jamaica, another airline that is partially owned by a Guyanese and Trinidad-based Caribbean Airlines.
A number of other airlines are also looking to fly the US route, to Miami, including Suriname Airways, Insel and Panamanian-based Copa Airlines.
Dynamic is partnering with Roraima Airways to bring the flights. Roraima, which is owned by Captain Gerry Gouveia, is the local handler.
Gouveia could not be contacted yesterday.
Dynamic is eyeing to become a substitute flag-carrier for Guyana with hopes of earning that title in the long run.
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