CAL’s in-transit passengers to be given priority processing in T&T

Jul 03, 2016 News

Guyanese passengers travelling on Caribbean Airlines from North America and in-transiting in T&T will be given priority processing, Government assured yesterday.

Refined screening procedures to accelerate the process for North American passengers transiting in Trinidad’s Piarco International Airport, en route to Guyana, on Caribbean Airlines (CAL) will come into effect Wednesday.
According to the Ministry of Public Works, officials from Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) – headed by its Chairman of the Board, Stephen Fraser – and Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) recently met with CAL and Trinidad and Tobago Civil Aviation Authority representatives to discuss the hassle passengers experienced while transiting in Trinidad.
Prior to the new screening process, in-transit passengers were subjected to an arduous security process causing them, in many instances, to scamper to board the connecting flight to CJIA.
However, from Wednesday, a transit stamp will be placed the boarding passes of all Georgetown bound passengers for easy identification and priority processing through T&T’s security check point, the Ministry said.
“Passengers who were screened in the United States of Americas and Canada will not have to remove their shoes during the rescreening exercise in Port of Spain. However, if said passengers mix or come in contact with unscreened passengers, all transfer passengers will be subjected to the normal screening procedures.”
Additionally, any duty free items over the 3.4 ounces will be handed over by passengers to the Transit desk and will be returned to passengers on the boarding of their flight to Georgetown.
“Ramesh Ghir, CJIAC’s Chief Executive Officer, said he is pleased with the new development, and commended CAL for pursing options to improve its service for Guyana passengers.”
Last month, there was a dramatic increase in passenger hassle on board of CAL by Guyanese and others heading to North America using flights in-transit Trinidad.
Passengers also complaining of being forced to ditch their duty free rums from Guyana because CAL’s Trinidad authorities were not accepting them.
Guyana last month threatened to suspect CAL’s operational licence unless the matter was resolved.

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