United Airlines announces direct flights between Guyana & Houston

United Airlines Inc. on Thursday announced that it will be launching direct flights between Guyana and Houston from April 2024. This decision, however, is still subject to approvals from the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA).
According to a statement from the carrier, “On April 1, United will be the first airline to offer non-stop service between Houston and Georgetown, Guyana, with four times weekly service on a Boeing 737-MAX 8 aircraft.”
“This route joins nonstop flights to more than 160 destinations from Houston, including more than 85 destinations no other carriers serve non-stop from the city – including places like Brazil, Australia, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Panama, Peru and more.”
United Airlines, Inc. is a major American airline headquartered at the Willis Tower in Chicago, Illinois and operates a large domestic and international route network spanning cities large and small across the United States and all six inhabited continents.
Only a few days ago, Public Works Minister, Bishop Juan Edghill announced that Guyana continues to have talks with several airlines, including those from Qatar, Ghana and South Africa to operate the Guyana route.
Guyana’s attractiveness as an investment destination has stoked the interest of airlines around the world to operate flights here. Such destinations include Qatar, Ghana and even South Africa, all of which Edghill noted the Government remains interested in having talks with.
The Minister was at the time speaking at the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority’s (GCAA) safety seminar, where he referenced the importance of continuing to lift Guyana’s aviation standards when it comes to not only technology but human resource capacity.
“The last thing a pilot wants is to come from a long flight and can’t land. We have to have improved conditions to ensure they are confident that they can land. So, we want to talk to Qatar Air about coming to Guyana, Ethiopian Air about coming to Guyana, KLM (KLM Royal Dutch Airlines) to come to Guyana, and Ghana Air to come to Guyana. Possibly South Africa too.”
Guyana has already signed air services agreements with Ghana, Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
In addition, there have also been talks about Ethiopian Airlines flying the Guyana route on a scheduled basis. It was also announced earlier this year that the Government is looking to expand flight options to Europe through the Netherlands, by working to get the flagship carrier of the Netherlands – KLM Royal Dutch Airlines – to operate direct flights here.