American Airlines apologizes for 'snubbing' prime ministers at Guyana airport

BY
JEAN CARMELA LIM
2023-02-22
2 MINUTE READ

American Airlines has sent an official apology to the prime ministers of Trinidad and Tobago and St Vincent and the Grenadines over an incident at Guyana’s Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO).

Dr. Keith Rowly, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, and Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, were both departing Guyana on February 15, 2023, after attending the 2023 International Energy Conference.

The prime ministers were on their way to The Bahamas, via Miami to attend the 44th Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community in Nassau.

Avion InArticle UPD Banner February 2023
Despite a request from the Government of Guyana for the prime ministers to have an expedited check-in process from the VIP lounge, Rowly and Gonsalves were required to present themselves at the airline’s check-in counters for a visual identification, like any regular passenger.

More:
https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/american-airlines-apologizes-for-snubbing-prime-ministers-at-guyana-airport