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In transit inconvenience
DEAR EDITOR,
The night was windy, with the sparkles of diamond-like stars twinkling in a dark, velvet sky. I was so happy to be home in Guyana, in spite of the sharp pain I had felt earlier from the bite of a mosquito, which might have indicated that my skin had gotten soft after coming out of the North American winter.
I had shaken it off, thinking that the pain I felt was nothing compared to the discomfort I was put through at Piarco airport in Trinidad. There, the in transit passengers were asked go through a second security check after they disembarked one Caribbean Airlines flight to board another in the space of one hour.
Those bound for Guyana, after a 3547 km journey from JFK, were asked to take off belts, jewellery and shoes, while standing on cold marble tiles. I could not have contained myself after such anguish from asking a nearby passenger, “Boy it seems like Caribbean Airlines want to give somebody big foot? To this we had a good Guyanese laugh that turned the Trini security officers’ attention to us, and we were given the full treatment.
I do hope the authorities will upgrade or remove this ridiculous second checkpoint placed on in transit passengers going to Guyana from JFK.
Nevertheless, my trip to Guyana was a marvelous one, but should my feet be swollen, somebody should have to pay. I paid good money for my ticket.
Apostle Adrian Wade
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