By Antonio Dey
Public Works Minister Juan Edghill yesterday said that passenger movements to and from Guyana saw a 77.9% growth for the year 2022, moving from 399,483 in 2021 to 710,563 in 2022.
He disclosed these statistics during the National Aviation Safety Seminar facilitated by the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority at the Pegasus Hotel. The subject minister said that utilization of international air freight services also grew by approximately 4.7% in 2022.
“We must all acknowledge the fact that aviation is growing exponentially, there is growth in freight traffic whereas, in 2022, international freight recorded 4.7%, that is 9,797 metric tons as compared to 9,354 metric tons in 2021”, Edghill said. According to Edghill, for the Eugene F Correia International Airport, the total international passenger traffic grew by 82% in 2022 recording 53,315 passengers as compared to 29,290 in 2021. He noted that the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri witnessed a passenger traffic increase of 77.5% in 2022 recording 657,249 passengers as compared to 370,187 in 2021.