{"id":12764,"date":"2023-09-15T14:45:27","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T14:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=12764"},"modified":"2023-09-15T14:45:28","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T14:45:28","slug":"new-direct-flights-strengthen-guyana-canada-connection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/new-direct-flights-strengthen-guyana-canada-connection\/","title":{"rendered":"New Direct Flights Strengthen Guyana-Canada Connection"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill, welcomed the introduction of non-stop flights between Toronto, Canada, and Guyana by Fly Always. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The biweekly service on an A320 aircraft with a seating capacity of 174 aims to enhance travel options and boost competitiveness in airfare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fly Always engaged in extensive discussions with authorities before securing approval for the Canada-Guyana route. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inaugural passengers expressed their excitement about the new direct connection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Edghill emphasized that this development is a significant stride for the nation, facilitating easier travel for members of the Canadian Diaspora and tourists interested in visiting Guyana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CEO of Fly All Ways, Amichand Jhauw, expressed the desire for this venture to evolve into a fruitful partnership that benefits all parties involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recent statistics from the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) indicate a notable increase in passenger traffic, with over 30,000 recorded in the first 10 days of September. From January to August, the airport welcomed 480,324 passengers, marking a 14% surge compared to 2022. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This figure even surpasses pre-pandemic levels in 2019 by eight percent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill, welcomed the introduction of non-stop flights between Toronto, Canada, and Guyana by Fly Always. The biweekly service on an A320 aircraft with a seating&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":12765,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12764","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12764","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12764"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12764\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12766,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12764\/revisions\/12766"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}