The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) yesterday said it is awaiting correspondence from Dynamic Airways on the reported sale of tickets here while it is not approved to fly.
However, GCAA Director-General Zulficar Mohammed told Stabroek News yesterday that from preliminary investigations the authority has learnt that the tickets were not being sold locally but in the United States.
“We are waiting on a reply from them. We have been in contact. We wrote to them, told them they cannot sell… but they are not selling it in Guyana. They are selling in the (United) States, I understand,” he said yesterday.
GCAA Chairman Hugh Denbow told this newspaper on Sunday that an investigation would be launched to determine whether there have been any infractions as it relates to TravelSpan selling tickets for Dynamic Airways
Though GCAA has stated that Dynamic Airways has not yet been granted approval to recommence service here, TravelSpan formally announced that an agreement had been reached with the former carrier to service the Guyana market.
TravelSpan has been selling tickets both at its local office, online and in the United States.
In a press release announcing the arrangement, TravelSpan made reference to a Dynamic Airlines notice issued last month that said that Dynamic was granted the US Department of Transportation’s approval to operate services to Guyana, and a variety of destinations in South America. Chief Operations Officer of Dynamic Airlines Bill Gray had said that Dynamic was planning to resume flights between Georgetown and New York in November.
TravelSpan has maintained that its staff and management will continue to operate “at full capacity” with the opening of its Queens office every day of the week. This will offer a much-needed solution within the market using the new block seat arrangement, the company said.
TravelSpan further stated that the proposed flights will depart JFK International Airport for Guyana from November 22 on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
Local partner for Dynamic Airways Gerry Gouveia told this newspaper that while he welcomed the arrangement with the travel agency to sell block tickets, as far as he knows there was no fixed date for resumption of flights.
“We wait on the approval process…,” he said.
Mohamed said the GCAA awaits an explanation from Dynamic before a course of action is decided on.
