An InterCaribbean Airways repatriation flight landed at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), at approximately 4.01 pm yesterday with 51 Guyanese from various parts of the Caribbean.
The flight IWY947 transported nationals who were stranded in Antigua, the British Virgin Islands and Grenada due to the Novel Coronavirus pandemic, a release from the Department of Public Information (DPI) said.
Asked if he is happy to be home, Berbician, Vaughn Trapp remarked: “Home is where the heart is.”
He told DPI that his intended three-week visit to Antigua had to be extended to five months because of the airport closures.
Lona Kellman said she visited Antigua in March to spend time with her granddaughter and was also stranded. “You had to try hard to survive, there was no work,” she told DPI.
For Kabita Rampersaud, her vacation in Tortola during COVID-19 “was challenging.” Like the other passengers, Rampersaud told DPI that she is excited to return home.
