Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has announced that the government is contemplating investing in a commercial arm of the Guyana Defence Force (GPF) in order to compete with domestic airlines that continue to exploit consumers.
Jagdeo made the revelation on Tuesday during the National Toshaos’ Council (NTC) Conference 2025.
He said this intervention may be necessary to curb the exploitation in the domestic aviation sector.
Jagdeo noted that at every NTC Conference, domestic airlines would tend to drastically hike their rates.
“We’ve had some discussions with them and if they can’t be reasonable about these rates, then the government will invest in a commercial arm of the GDF to compete with them so that we can keep the freight rates down. In fact, we may very well buy four more of the aircraft that we’ve just bought to do that in the next term in office,” he said.
The VP also noted that sometimes, there are middlemen who would charter flights from airlines and charge even higher prices.
Another option being explored, Jagdeo said, is to have the villages themselves charter these flights and charge reasonable airfares.
“In the hinterland, the biggest concern has been the cost of transit, moving people and goods into some communities,” the Vice President expressed.
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