{"id":24556,"date":"2024-12-05T12:28:27","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T12:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=24556"},"modified":"2024-12-05T12:28:57","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T12:28:57","slug":"major-expansion-planned-for-eugene-f-correia-international-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/major-expansion-planned-for-eugene-f-correia-international-airport\/","title":{"rendered":"Major Expansion Planned for Eugene F. Correia International Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Delicia Janneire | November 5, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Eugene F. Correia International Airport at Ogle is set to undergo significant expansion as part of the government\u2019s commitment to modernizing Guyana\u2019s aviation sector. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister of Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill, made the announcement during the inaugural Caribbean Airlines flight to Suriname via the airport on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The planned upgrades aim to address the increasing demand for departures and arrivals at the airport, which currently handles over 200 flights daily. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Edghill revealed that the expansion will include enhanced seating accommodations for outgoing passengers, additional duty-free shopping options, and the creation of an executive lounge to support the growing number of executive jet operations at Ogle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project also anticipates extending the airport\u2019s runway to accommodate larger aircraft, further enhancing the facility&#8217;s capacity to meet international travel standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Edghill emphasized the importance of expanding cargo aircraft operations to support agricultural exports. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He highlighted the need for improved logistical connections to deliver products efficiently to regional destinations such as Barbados and Trinidad, with the potential to reach cruise ships, hotels, and restaurants globally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In tandem with the airport expansion, the government continues to enhance road infrastructure connecting the airport to reduce travel time and facilitate smoother commutes for travelers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The upgrades at Eugene F. Correia International Airport are part of the broader vision to transform Guyana\u2019s aviation sector and support the country\u2019s rapid economic growth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Delicia Janneire | November 5, 2024 The Eugene F. Correia International Airport at Ogle is set to undergo significant expansion as part of the government\u2019s commitment to modernizing Guyana\u2019s&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":24526,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24556","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24556","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=24556"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24556\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24557,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24556\/revisions\/24557"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}