The Cheddi Jagan International Airport Timehri (CJIA) processed a record 572,439 passengers last year, according to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Ramesh Ghir.
Speaking at the Ministry of Public Infrastructure 2016 year-in-review press conference on Wednesday, Ghir said the figure represented the airport’s highest passenger traffic in a single year, which he credited to the celebration of the country’s 50th independence anniversary last year.
“2016 was the year of the golden jubilee and that year