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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 grown to become one of the leading domestic commercial airlines in Guyana.[citation needed] Trans Guyana Airways is a member of the Correia Group of Companies[1] 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).

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. ^ http://www.correiamining.com/aviation/transguyana.html
  2. ^ https://guyanaaviation.com/2020/10/19/trans-guyana-to-operate-5-weekly-flights-to-barbados/
  3. ^ "Trans Guyana anuncia que iniciará voos ao Brasil na próxima segunda-feira". AEROIN (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2020-12-19. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
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