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A London agent specialising in the Caribbean is aiming to charter his own aircraft to provide affordable fares to destinations like Guyana, that are not serviced with direct flights or sufficient capacity.Robert Aidat-Sarran chartered a Zoom Airlines aircraft to fly weekly to Trinidad and Guyana from last November,Cheap NFL Jerseys, but the plans collapsed when that airline went bust.“It has taken a great deal of work and effort to have brought this programme this far.“Both the Guyanese and Trinidadian communities need the flights we are aiming to provide. Forward sales have been extremely reassuring,Wholesale Nike Pittsburgh Steelers Jerseys From China, and it is for this reason we are not dropping the programme,Cheap Authentic Jerseys, although the contracted carrier has ceased operations,Wholesale Nike Oakland Raiders Jerseys From China,” Aidat-Sarran said when Zoom closed.He had about 700 passengers booked on the Zoom service. He said Guyana and the islands were losing out on UK visitors because the connecting flight made the price of reaching the destinations on scheduled flights unaffordable. Connection times can also be more than six hours.Aidat-Sarran,Wholesale Nike New England Patriots Jerseys From China, of the Travel Shop in Tooting,Wholesale Jerseys, said the proposed increases in air passenger duty for the Caribbean would add to the affordability problem and hit destinations that could least afford to absorb them.Aidat-Sarran claimed his agency could provide enough customers to run a viable service on a 269-seat Boeing 767ER, but he said it was difficult finding a suitable airline partner.Tourism in destinations such as St Vincent, Dominica and Guyana,Wholesale Jerseys 2017, although developing,Wholesale Jerseys China, but was being held back by a lack of airlift, he said.Aidat-Sarran has been listed as the Managing Director of Club Caribee,Cheap NFL Football Jerseys, which was responsible for introducing Zoom Airlines to Guyana. |
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