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'''Trans Guyana Airways Limited''' is a Guyanese airline which commenced operations in 1956 in [[Georgetown, Guyana|Georgetown]], [[Guyana]], with a single float airplane. Since then, the company has grown to become one of the leading domestic commercial airlines in [[Guyana]].{{citation needed|date=October 2013}} Trans Guyana Airways is a member of the Correia Group of Companies<ref>http://www.correiamining.com/aviation/transguyana.html</ref> along with Caribbean Aviation Maintenance Services, Evergreen Adventures, Baganara Island Resort and the Correia Mining Company. In addition to serving Guyana's interior, Trans Guyana Airways works in cooperation with [[Gum Air]] to provide a scheduled air-link between Paramaribo ([[Suriname]]) and Georgetown (Guyana). The carriers operate seven days a week between [[Eugene F. Correira International Airport]] (SYEC) and [[Zorg en Hoop Airport]] (SMZO).
'''Trans Guyana Airways Limited''' is a Guyanese airline which commenced operations in 1956 in [[Georgetown, Guyana|Georgetown]], [[Guyana]], with a single float airplane. Since then, the company has expanded their fleet to provide domestic and regional transportation, and to [[Guyana]]'s remote areas.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-04-10|title=100th anniversary of aviation in Guyana... Trans Guyana Airways|url=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2013/04/10/guyana-review/100th-anniversary-of-aviation-in-guyana-trans-guyana-airways/|access-date=2021-02-01|website=Stabroek News|language=en-US}}</ref>
Trans Guyana Airways is a member of the Correia Group of Companies<ref>http://www.correiamining.com/aviation/transguyana.html</ref> along with Caribbean Aviation Maintenance Services, Evergreen Adventures, Baganara Island Resort and the Correia Mining Company.
In addition to serving Guyana's interior, Trans Guyana Airways works in cooperation with [[Gum Air]] to provide a scheduled air-link between Paramaribo ([[Suriname]]) and Georgetown (Guyana). The carriers operate seven days a week between [[Eugene F. Correira International Airport]] (SYEC) and [[Zorg en Hoop Airport]] (SMZO).

Trans Guyana linked with [[KLM]] in 2019 to provide flights from Guyana to the Netherlands via Suriname in 12 hours.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-08-24|title=Trans Guyana links with KLM for Amsterdam flights|url=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2019/08/24/news/guyana/trans-guyana-links-with-klm-for-amsterdam-flights/|access-date=2021-02-01|website=Stabroek News|language=en-US}}</ref>


==Fleet==
==Fleet==
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===Barbados===
===Barbados===
*[[Grantley Adams International Airport|Bridgetown]] (begins November 1, 2020)<ref>https://guyanaaviation.com/2020/10/19/trans-guyana-to-operate-5-weekly-flights-to-barbados/</ref>
*[[Grantley Adams International Airport|Bridgetown]] (since November 1, 2020)<ref>https://guyanaaviation.com/2020/10/19/trans-guyana-to-operate-5-weekly-flights-to-barbados/</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-20|title=Trans Guyana launching commercial flights to Barbados|url=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2020/10/20/news/guyana/trans-guyana-launches-commercial-flights-to-barbados/|access-date=2021-02-01|website=Stabroek News|language=en-US}}</ref>


===Brazil===
===Brazil===
*[[Boa Vista, Roraima|Boa Vista]] (begins December 21, 2020)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-19|title=Trans Guyana anuncia que iniciará voos ao Brasil na próxima segunda-feira|url=https://www.aeroin.net/trans-guyana-inicio-voos-brasil-boa-vista-segunda-feira/|access-date=2021-01-03|website=AEROIN|language=pt-BR}}</ref>
*[[Boa Vista, Roraima|Boa Vista]] (since December 21, 2020)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-19|title=Trans Guyana anuncia que iniciará voos ao Brasil na próxima segunda-feira|url=https://www.aeroin.net/trans-guyana-inicio-voos-brasil-boa-vista-segunda-feira/|access-date=2021-01-03|website=AEROIN|language=pt-BR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-21|title=Trans Guyana launches flight to Boa Vista|url=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2020/12/21/news/guyana/trans-guyana-launches-flight-to-boa-vista/|access-date=2021-02-01|website=Stabroek News|language=en-US}}</ref>


===Guyana===
===Guyana===
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**[[Georgetown, Guyana|Georgetown]] ([[Eugene F. Correira International Airport]]), '''hub'''
**[[Georgetown, Guyana|Georgetown]] ([[Eugene F. Correira International Airport]]), '''hub'''
*[[Cuyuni-Mazaruni|Region 7]]
*[[Cuyuni-Mazaruni|Region 7]]
**[[Baganara Island]]/[[Bartica]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-02-08|title=Trans Guyana announces scheduled flights to Bartica|url=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2013/02/08/news/guyana/trans-guyana-announces-scheduled-flights-to-bartica/|access-date=2021-02-01|website=Stabroek News|language=en-US}}</ref>
**[[Baganara Island]]
**[[Bartica]]
**[[Bartica]]
**[[Chi-Chi West]]
**[[Chi-Chi West]]
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*[[Potaro-Siparuni|Region 8]]
*[[Potaro-Siparuni|Region 8]]
**[[Kaieteur Falls]]
**[[Kaieteur Falls]]
**[[Iwokrama]]
**[[Iwokrama Forest]]
*[[Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo|Region 9]]
*[[Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo|Region 9]]
**[[Orinduik Falls]]
**[[Orinduik Falls]]
**[[Annai, Guyana|Annai]]
**[[Annai, Guyana|Annai]]
**[[Karanambu]]
**[[Karinambo]]
**[[Lethem, Guyana|Lethem]]
**[[Lethem, Guyana|Lethem]]


Revision as of 21:44, 1 February 2021

Trans Guyana Airways (TGA)
IATA ICAO Call sign
- TGY TRANS GUYANA
Founded1951
Commenced operations1956
HubsEugene F. Correira International Airport
Fleet size9
Destinationsover 22
Parent companyCorreia Group of Companies
HeadquartersOgle, East Coast Demerara, Guyana
Key peopleMichael Correia Jr.
Websitehttp://www.transguyana.net/

Trans Guyana Airways Limited is a Guyanese airline which commenced operations in 1956 in Georgetown, Guyana, with a single float airplane. Since then, the company has expanded their fleet to provide domestic and regional transportation, and to Guyana's remote areas.[1]

Trans Guyana Airways is a member of the Correia Group of Companies[2] along with Caribbean Aviation Maintenance Services, Evergreen Adventures, Baganara Island Resort and the Correia Mining Company.

In addition to serving Guyana's interior, Trans Guyana Airways works in cooperation with Gum Air to provide a scheduled air-link between Paramaribo (Suriname) and Georgetown (Guyana). The carriers operate seven days a week between Eugene F. Correira International Airport (SYEC) and Zorg en Hoop Airport (SMZO).

Trans Guyana linked with KLM in 2019 to provide flights from Guyana to the Netherlands via Suriname in 12 hours.[3]

Fleet

A Cessna 208 of Trans Guyana Airways at Karanambu Lodge

Trans Guyana Airways operates a fleet of ten aircraft with capacity varying from nine to 20 seats.

Trans Guyana Airways fleet
Aircraft In fleet Passengers Notes
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan 6 1 pilot plus 13 passengers
Britten Norman BN-2A-27 Islander 1 1 pilot plus 9 passengers
Beechcraft 1900D 3 2 pilots plus 19 passengers
Total 10

Destinations

Trans Guyana Airways offers scheduled commercial services to the following interior locations:

Barbados

Brazil

Guyana

Suriname

  • Paramaribo (Zorg en Hoop Airport, Johan Adolf Pengel Airport)

References

  1. ^ "100th anniversary of aviation in Guyana... Trans Guyana Airways". Stabroek News. 2013-04-10. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  2. ^ http://www.correiamining.com/aviation/transguyana.html
  3. ^ "Trans Guyana links with KLM for Amsterdam flights". Stabroek News. 2019-08-24. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  4. ^ https://guyanaaviation.com/2020/10/19/trans-guyana-to-operate-5-weekly-flights-to-barbados/
  5. ^ "Trans Guyana launching commercial flights to Barbados". Stabroek News. 2020-10-20. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  6. ^ "Trans Guyana anuncia que iniciará voos ao Brasil na próxima segunda-feira". AEROIN (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2020-12-19. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  7. ^ "Trans Guyana launches flight to Boa Vista". Stabroek News. 2020-12-21. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  8. ^ "Trans Guyana announces scheduled flights to Bartica". Stabroek News. 2013-02-08. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
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