Support Fly Jamaica for direct NY flights – tourism minister

Housing and Water Minister Irfaan Ali

Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Irfaan Ali is urging businesses and other stakeholders to petition the US Department of Transportation to allow Fly Jamaica to operate direct flights between Guyana and New York.

“We believe that there must be fair and open competition and if the fact remains that there is no American Carrier in the market then we view this as a regressive step. The decision to deny the application for direct flights is one that does not fit into our business interest and it is something that I think we have to fight and respond to as a