EIGHT REDjet employees are out of work today as the airline awaits final approval to fly to Jamaica and Trinidad.
In April, REDjet had announced US$9.99 fares between Barbados and Guyana, Trinidad and Jamaica which created euphoria among Caribbean citizens.
Flights were initially scheduled to commence on May 8 from Barbados to Trinidad, on May 10 to Guyana and on May 11 to Jamaica. Only the Barbados-Guyana flight got off the ground.
Since then, the airline has been trying to get authorities in Jamaica and Trinidad to grant them approval to operate out of those two jurisdictions, but efforts have so far proven futile. (MM)
Full story in today’s MIDWEEK NATION.
REDjet staff off duty
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