CJIA, CAL reach deal in duty-free row

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Representatives from Cheddi Jagan International Airport; Caribbean Airlines; the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority; and the Trinidad and Tobago Civil Aviation Authority following the meeting. (Ministry of Public Infrastructure photo)
Representatives from Cheddi Jagan International Airport; Caribbean Airlines; the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority; and the Trinidad and Tobago Civil Aviation Authority following the meeting. (Ministry of Public Infrastructure photo)

The Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) and Caribbean Airlines (CAL) today reached a deal that would allow duty-free purchases by passengers leaving Guyana and having to transit through Trinidad and Tobago on their way to the US.
CJIA had issued an ultimatum to CAL over the problem.

The joint press release follows:

Georgetown, Guyana,  June 21st, 2016 – Officials of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, the Chairman and Executive Management of Caribbean Airlines and representatives from the Civil Aviation Authorities of Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago met in Guyana today to