Wednesday 30 May 2007

Two dismissed as airport management moves against corruption.

Guyana Chronicle

MANAGEMENT of Cheddi Jagan International Airport Corporation said yesterday that irregular activities and other forms of corruption will not be tolerated. All such reports should be immediately forwarded to Cheddi Jagan International Airport Corporation or the Police for necessary investigation and action,”it advised the public in a release. The release said the airport management recently dismissed two persons following investigations into reported irregularities. It said: “On May 15, an employee from a private security agency demanded money from a passenger who was carrying frozen fish in his suitcase.

The person complained to another security officer and the allegation was immediately investigated and found to be true. The money was retrieved and returned to the passenger before the flight departed Cheddi Jagan International Airport. The services of the guilty employee were terminated with immediate effect.

In a separate incident, an employee of a ground handling company was also dismissed for demanding money from an arriving passenger.”

The airport management can be contacted at:

Airport Operations Manager – 261-2038 or mskhan@cajairport.gy.com
Deputy Manager Airport Operations – 261-2300 or akelmann@cjairport.gy.com
Airport Duty Officer 261-2281 or 624-7022 (available 24 hours)

Ooooo...now we're getting somewhere !!!

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