The Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce is alarmed at the “outrageous increases” in ticket prices by Guyana’s flag carrier Caribbean Airlines (CAL) and accused it of trying to rake in profits from the high demand in the Guyana market.
“We are extremely dissatisfied with the arbitrary increases in prices for tickets, in some cases a 50 minutes flight to Trinidad and Tobago costs US$425,” Minister Irfaan Ali said in a press release yesterday.
The Trinidad and Tobago-based CAL, which is carrying a significant debt burden, has taken up the slack and has added flights to its Guyana route since the exit of EZjet last year and Delta Airlines earlier this year.