CONVIASA arrives in Guyana

A-CONVIASA-aircraftGeorgetown: Venezuela’s CONVIASA Airline will be operating a non-commercial inaugural flight into the Cheddi Jagan International Airport from today (November 23, 2013) to mark the beginning of their once weekly commercial flight plying the Puerto Ordaz/ Georgetown route.

This enterprise comes on the heels of the Fifth Meeting of the Guyana-Venezuela High Level Bilateral Commission which was held in Guyana on August 30, 2013 where the Venezuelan Government agreed that the CONVIASA Airline will commence two weekly flights by mid-November with a connection between Puerto Ordaz and Caracas.

This one-off flight is scheduled to depart from the Manuel Carlos Piar Airport, Puerto Ordaz at 10:00 am and will be transporting Venezuelan government officials and staff of CONVIASA, Venezuelan Civil Aviation Authority officers, members of the Venezuelan Media and other specials guests.

A welcome ceremony is being organised and Minister of Transport Robeson Benn; CEO of CJIA Ramesh Ghir and officials from the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority and Guyana Tourism Authority will be on hand to receive the visitors.