Trans Guyana Airways Explained

Airline:Trans Guyana Airways (TGA)
Iata:TG
Icao:TGY
Callsign:TRANS GUYANA
Founded:1951
Commenced:1956
Hubs:Eugene F. Correia International Airport
Fleet Size:10
Destinations:over 22
Parent:Correia Group of Companies
Headquarters:Ogle, East Coast Demerara, Guyana
Key People:Michael Correia Jr.
Website:https://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. Correia 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

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

Trans Guyana Airways fleet
AircraftIn fleetPassengersNotes
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan61 pilot plus 13 passengers
Britten Norman BN-2A-27 Islander11 pilot plus 9 passengers
Beechcraft 1900D32 pilots plus 19 passengers
Total10

Destinations

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

Barbados

Brazil

Guyana

Suriname

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2013-04-10. 100th anniversary of aviation in Guyana... Trans Guyana Airways. 2021-02-01. Stabroek News. en-US.
  2. Web site: Trans Guyana Airways.
  3. Web site: 2019-08-24. Trans Guyana links with KLM for Amsterdam flights. 2021-02-01. Stabroek News. en-US.
  4. Web site: Trans Guyana to operate 5 weekly flights to Barbados. 19 October 2020.
  5. Web site: 2020-10-20. Trans Guyana launching commercial flights to Barbados. 2021-02-01. Stabroek News. en-US.
  6. Web site: 2020-12-19. Trans Guyana anuncia que iniciará voos ao Brasil na próxima segunda-feira. 2021-01-03. AEROIN. pt-BR.
  7. Web site: 2020-12-21. Trans Guyana launches flight to Boa Vista. 2021-02-01. Stabroek News. en-US.
  8. Web site: 2013-02-08. Trans Guyana announces scheduled flights to Bartica. 2021-02-01. Stabroek News. en-US.