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REDjet goes fair trading commission route
The Barbados-based carrier has applied to Jamaica's Fair Trading Commission in another effort to get into that market.
The Fair Trading Commission (FTC) says it’s examining the competition issues related to REDjet’s still unapproved application to fly to Jamaica, following a complaint lodged by the Barbados-based budget carrier.
REDjet has complained to the FTC that “protracted delays on the part of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority in processing its application for route rights is frustrating its attempts to offer low-cost commercial flights to and from Jamaica”.
In its July edition of its FTCNewsLine quarterly newsletter, the Commission said it is looking into the matter.
“The issue raises competition concerns and, accordingly, the FTC is reviewing the competition implications of the situation,” it said.
According to the FTC newsletter, the REDjet complaint was filed last month.
The carrier has been faced with obstacles ranging from broken promises of forthcoming approval, to alleged concerns about safety, to authorities admittedly trying to protect the interest of Trinidad and Tobago’s Caribbean Airlines (CAL) which has taken over Air Jamaica.
REDjet had planned to start flying to Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago since May 8, but is still awaiting permission. It currently only flies between Barbados and Guyana at base fares starting from US$9.99.
Source: Caribbean360
