After being rattled by the COVID-19 pandemic and “squeezed dry” because of the necessary restrictions instituted to curb the spread of the disease, Guyana’s aviation sector is on the road to recovery, with the Cheddi Jagan Internaitonal Airport bringing in over $491 million since its reopening in October 2020.
In Guyana, the two international airports, the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) and the Eugene F. Correia International Airport, were closed to incoming commercial international flights on March 18th, 2020, after Guyana recorded its first COVID-19 case on March 11th.
The airports were initially scheduled to close for a two-week period; however, as cases in the country significantly increased, the closure continued to be extended. But the new government, after an analysis of the situation, thought it best to reopen the airports on October 5, 2020, under strict conditions aimed at reducing the possibility of Guyana recording imported cases of COVID-19.
