All passengers who were destined for Guyana and New York via Dynamic Airways over the past weekend have successfully been transported to their destinations, spokesman for the airline, Gerry Gouveia related last evening.
The 600-passenger backlog was cleared with the flight yesterday afternoon, but scores of persons were left without their luggage. Gouveia explained that this was because the aircraft had been operating at its maximum capacity, and assured that the issue would be rectified by the next flight, which is expected to take off tomorrow.
Meanwhile, a review of the operations of the airline has been requested to assess the cause of the recent flight cancellations, and possibly determine the future of the charter service, the Commissioner General of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) stated yesterday.
Commissioner Egbert Field, in response to a question as to whether there had been a decision to review the operations agreement with the airline, said that that determination could not be made until the report was submitted. He also acknowledged that from time to time the GCAA would encounter problems with charters for one reason or other; mechanical, weather related, or otherwise.
“…the civil aviation authority is looking at this last disruption to see exactly what caused it. And we have asked Dynamic to submit a report to the authority so that we can further review the operation and how we move forward from here. But to give a definitive answer as to what would take place, I would be unable to say that until we look at the report, because it could be something genuine…we are gonna look and review to ensure that this does not happen again,” Field said.
Over the weekend, more than 600 passengers were left stranded at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) and John F Kennedy Airport (JFK) in New York due to flight cancellations.
At a press briefing held Monday, it was explained by Gouveia, that the cancellations resulted after their primary aircraft encountered mechanical issues. He explained that the backup aircraft that had been stationed at JFK in case of an emergency had been in an accident involving a truck and was also out of service.
As a result, an aircraft was diverted from the Ecuador route on Monday to conduct recovery flights.
