Civil Aviation head anticipates approval of US flight ‘in a matter of days’

The application for a relief flight to repatriate citizens of the United States who are marooned here due to COVID-19 travel restrictions is still being looked at, Director General of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) Egbert Field clarified on Tuesday.

It had been  reported that an application by the US embassy to facilitate the relief flight for May 22 was denied.

However, the GCAA head explained to Stabroek News that the application is among others that is being looked at by the National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF).