ASM Helps Establish New Air Service to Guyana

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MANCHESTER, England, Jun. 27, /PRN=KYODO JBN/ --

    - Dynamic Airways commences direct service from New York to Georgetown

    A new air service started 26 June 2014 connecting Georgetown, Guyana, with

New York, USA, on a 4 times weekly all year round basis. This direct route is

operated on-board a B767-200

[https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/aircraft/data/762 ](ER) by an American

carrier - Dynamic Airways, whose CEO, Paul Kraus, announced that the carrier is

undergoing a phase of expansion.

     As it currently stands, Dynamic is the only US carrier to serve the route,

which has attracted much interest from Caribbean based airlines. Earlier this

year, the US Department of Transportation rejected seventh-freedom applications

from Caribbean Airlines [https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airline/BWA ] (BW,

Port of Spain [https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airports/4110 ]) and Fly

Jamaica Airways [https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airline/FJC ] (OJ, Kingston

Norman Manley [https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airports/2448 ]) to service

the route. New York is the most in-demand route from Georgetown, Guyana, where

nearly a quarter of a million Guyanese reside.

     Ramesh Ghir, Chief Executive Officer of Cheddi Jagan International Airport

Corporation that manages the main airport in Guyana, located in Georgetown,

commented: "We are very happy and excited that Dynamic Airways has decided to

provide airlift to Guyana. Aviation is an extremely competitive industry, and

to ensure Guyana makes significant strides we partnered with ASM to market the

GEO route. I was privileged to be part of the negotiating team that courted

Dynamic Airways, and I am confident that this successful collaboration will

continue way into the future. The interest shown by the airline to ply the

Guyana route will augur well for us economically and it cements the argument

that an expansion of our airport facility is vital as we push to court more

airlines."

     Dynamic airways is committed to Guyana's market, supported by the Guyanese

Government, and plans to operate further underserved /unserved routes from the

Guyanese capital. The carrier has already recruited 50 local flight attendants

creating an indirect positive contribution to the local economy of over 100

jobs. ASM, part of UBM Live is a UK based route development adviser that

highlighted the opportunity to the American carrier and brokered the deal on

behalf of Cheddi Jagan International Airport.

     David Stroud, Managing Director, ASM provided further insight: "We are

delighted to be part of the team that helped to establish this direct service

to New York from Guyana. There is a large Guyanese diaspora living in New York

and New Jersey states, who will now benefit from reliable all year round air

service to Georgetown. We expect this direct route will considerably stimulate

the tourism flows into Guyana and bring significant wider economic benefits to

the country."

     Notes to Editors

     About ASM

   - Manchester UK-based ASM Ltd was founded in 1995 as the world route

development consultants. http://www.asm-global.com     - ASM was the founding

company of Routes which organises world-renowned airline and airport networking

events through its regional and global Route Development Forums. Each year,

there is one global event and one regional event in Asia, Africa, Europe, the

Americas and CIS respectively. http://www.routesonline.com

  - Routes and ASM were acquired by UBM Aviation Worldwide Ltd in August 2010.

From 1st August 2012 Routes, ASM and the Airport Cities Conference and

Exhibition become part of the UBM Live division of UBM plc.

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