SkyCana to start flying Guyana-Canada route in June

Options to travel to North America has now widened with the introduction of flights from Guyana to Canada and Houston, Texas in the United States by Dominican Republic-based airline SkyCana.
This was revealed on Wednesday by President Dr Irfaan Ali on his Facebook page.

The Head of State welcomed the news from Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SkyCana, Frank Diaz Gonzalez, that the airline would commence the Guyana to Canada route from June 1, 2023. The airline will also fly to Houston.
The announcement was made following a meeting between President Ali and CEO Gonzalez at the Office of the President earlier on Wednesday.
Sky Cana is a Dominican Republic Company with a fleet that includes 3- AIRBUS A321; 4- AIRBUS A320; 1- AIRBUS A330-300 and 1- AIRBUS A330-200. Sky Cana is looking to fly three times a week to Canada.
Senior Minister within the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance, Dr Ashni Singh; Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill, and Director of Presidential Affairs, Mrs Marcia Nadir-Sharma were also at the engagement with the airline officials.
Only last month, it was announced that SkyCana was exploring business opportunities in the Guyana market.
Gonzalez had met with officials of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) on March 27, 2023 to discuss potential areas for partnership.
During that meeting, possible flight operations between Houston, Texas, and Toronto, Canada, via the Dominican Republic were discussed. The stops in the Dominican Republic will only be for refuelling.
The CEO had shared that his company aims to connect Guyanese with more destinations and supply the needs of travellers in the country.
“We are here to collaborate with Guyana…and bring more operation. In terms to connect with many destinations…you can travel and enjoy. We have aircraft up to 377 seats we can…supply any needs that you have here in the country,” Gonzalez boasted.
Chairman of the CJIA Board, Sanjeev Datadin, had lauded the intention of the airline to operation in Guyana.
“We all know that in Guyana at present, we are in need of [more diverse] routes out of Guyana …it is in our interest to encourage more and to try to provide better service to the Guyanese public and to try to provide more options to the Guyanese public,” Datadin had remarked. (G8)