JAGS Aviation introduces Lethem flights with 10% reduction in airfare

Local airline, JAGS Aviation, has announced a new service to Lethem in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) with a 10 per cent reduction in airfares.

Reservation Manager at JAGS, Natasha Smith, explained that this move is to ensure more affordable and accessible travel for the Guyanese people.

“We’ve taken the initiative to offer the services to Lethem at 10% less than the current market value so that we can make it easier and more accessible for our people to travel,” Smith stated.

The Lethem flight is a new service being offered by JAGS Aviation, which is operated by the BK Group of Companies. The flights to Lethem are currently priced at $58,800 one-way and $82,000 Round Trip.

“This flight is going to operate four days a week – Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday… Monday, Wednesday and Friday, we’ll be operating two flights [per day]; one in the morning, and one in the afternoon. And then on Sundays, we’ll have one in the middle of the day,” the Reservation Manager noted.

This move comes days after President Dr Irfaan Ali expressed disappointment in the local aviation sector as domestic airfares continue to remain high, further burdening citizens and businesses in hinterland locations.

“We are very disappointed in the aviation sector, because we have not been able to get the corresponding returns on the investments that we are making, in prices [for domestic flights],” the Head of State had stated during a public meeting on August 5 at the Santa Rosa Secondary School in the Moruca Sub-District, Region One (Barima-Waini).

Back in November 2025, President Ali had pointed out that the local aviation sector is financially capable of lowering domestic air transport fares to hinterland locations by as much as 15 per cent.

Last year, the Guyana Government invested billions of dollars to upgrade major hinterland airstrips to enhance travel to and from hinterland communities across the country.

With the opening up of these upgraded infrastructures earlier this year, nearly all the domestic airlines, including JAGS, had announced a reduction in the rates for flights to those locations with new airstrips.

However, the local operators increased their airfares back in April after aviation fuel prices skyrocketed in the global market due to the Middle East conflict.