Fly Jamaica has not refunded its passengers “by July 1”

Jul 04, 2019 Letters

DEAR EDITOR,

On May 5, 2019, Fly Jamaica had made a commitment to refund passengers by July 1, 2019. As stated in a report by Kaieteur News, two parties – the Competition and Consumer Affairs Commission and Fly Jamaica representatives met on May 2 and issued a press release on refunds to its consumers.
I certainly was not optimistic that Fly Jamaica would have honoured its commitment by July 1 due to its inconsistent and unreliable behaviour, hence July 1 has come and gone and refunds are yet to be paid. What is most disheartening is no response from the untrustworthy Fly Jamaica representatives.
Where do we go from here? The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) is apparently being silent on this refund issue, since I have not been aware of any public releases. I however hold the view that senior government officials should now be addressing this scenario, since there is more uncertainty surrounding the future of this problem-plagued Fly Jamaica Airways.
Moreover, this airline has closed its operations in March 2019, yet the GCAA has apparently not closed or suspended its Operating Certificate in Guyana (I am subjected to be corrected). It has been mentioned in the media that the Jamaican authorities have already done so.
Also, if a Bond which is lodged with the Government can only be disbursed when the Airline declares bankruptcy, what is causing this bankruptcy delay since March 2019?
The stakeholders who are yet to be paid, need to now know whether this will be done, hence the relevant Government Agency (ies) has/have a pivotal and urgent role to be involved.
Setting another date by Fly Jamaica to meet its financial obligations will now be turning into a comedy.
Sincerely
John Seeram

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