Verification of a passenger’s vaccination status and proof of negative COVID-19 antigen or PCR test result is now the responsibility of airlines flying into Guyana, rather than that of the authorities at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri.
Public Relations Officer (PRO), Shunza Samuels told Stabroek News that the responsibility was assigned to the airlines in a bid to reduce the time taken in processing passengers on arrival here.
“We have done the adjustment to allow for a smoother flow and faster processing of passengers when they arrive here. We have not removed the requirement for incoming passengers to provide proof of vaccination and a negative COVID-19 test,” she explained.
Samuels emphasised that the verification of the entry requirements is made by the airlines’ representatives during the check-in process.
The response comes following queries from this newspaper.
Stabroek News was informed by incoming passengers that checks have been non-existent at the CJIA.
The PRO also informed that the COVID-19 testing units have been removed from the airport. The COVID-19 testing units were installed over a year ago, when Guyana reopened it airports to commercial passenger flights.
In the case of outgoing passengers, she noted that the verification of documents will vary and that is solely dependent on the entry requirements of the country the passenger is travelling to.
