BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Monday July 4, 2011 – Barbados’ Prime Minister Freundel Stuart and his Trinidad and Tobago counterpart appear to be on a collision course over the twin-island republic’s failure to grant low-budget carrier REDjet permission to fly there, with the Barbadian leader warning that two can play that game.
While Trinidad and Tobago has claimed there are safety concerns about the Barbados-based carrier, Prime Minister Stuart has accused its CARICOM neighbour of second guessing the certification by his country, and launching a smear campaign against the airline.
Pm and Blckmore don’t now what it is to NEGOTIATE. They only know HANDOUT! They lack to competence to NEGOTIATE so they cannot call REdjet. They have to wait until REdjet call them and make them an offer and they will just accept it to say, oh hear is another airline coming to CANEFIELD…A pack good looking empty headed running the country…As Spider say , we down!!!
While the government of the T and T is turning down the possibilities of having additional airlines to their shores Dominica government cannot even attract a hover jet to their shores. Dominicans what hv the Government done for us as a people besides buy off the most influential people in our community.
The wonder why the PM of Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica denied REDjet landing rights. Is it because they are protecting the Caribbean Airlines and the Air Jamaica (CAL) monopoly.
When is Caricom when we need them eh? And they will talk about a single market and economy.
Shame on the CARICOM heads!!!
I no longer believe in CARICOM.
The PM of Trinidad talking about a single Caribbean airline, hence the reason why they want to merge with LIAT yet Im in Dominica and I cant even get a direct flight from here to Jamaica. Shame shame shame!
CariCOME, CariGO!!!!!!!!!!!
Tell the PM and the Blackmore get in touch with
REDJET. We need that service here.
Unfortunately their aircraft cannot land in Melville Hall.
But this story gives a good idea of the complicated situation airlines are facing in the Caribbean. Such a licence should be automatically granted by T&T to Redjet based on reciprocity. It is not because of protectionism from T&T government and same happens in the OECS with LIAT excessive protection.
This is the worst that can happen to allow other carriers to compete and therefore offer lower fares.