Works progressing on CJIA Terminal 2

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport
(CJIA), Ramesh Ghir, on Thursday conducted a key project review meeting with senior officials from the Manchester Airport Group (MAG) and the Mowlem Group where he received an update on the construction progress of Terminal 2.

Ghir emphasised the mandate guiding the development of the new terminal: operational efficiency and environmental responsibility.

He reiterated that, “𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐞𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐬, 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐛𝐚𝐠 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬; 𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬.”

The CEO also underscored that both the new terminal and the accompanying upgrades to
the existing facility must align with the Government’s vision for a green airport and be
consistent with Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS).

Officials from MAG and the Mowlem Group reassured the CEO that the project remains on
schedule and committed to completion within the contract period.

Mr. Julian Carr, International Development Director, Manchester Airports Group, added:
“𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐉𝐈𝐀’𝐬 𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝟐 𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐢𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐰 𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝-𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥’𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤.”

Mr. Bruce Morton, Technical and Commercial Director, Mowlem International Limited
stated: “𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥. 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐝𝐥𝐲. 𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐌𝐫. 𝐆𝐡𝐢𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐮𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝟐 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐚 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧, 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐲.”

During the meeting, Mr. Ghir also discussed the airport’s broader long-term development
plan, which is essential to supporting Guyana’s rapid economic expansion. Key components of this plan include:

𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲: A major initiative to boost exports from Guyana’s growing agriculture and fisheries sectors.

𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢-𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐱: Featuring a multi-level parking facility along with food concessions, local arts and craft shops, and outlets offering locally produced goods for both departing and arriving passengers.

Terminal 2 design includes a range of premium amenities, including multiple restaurants, duty-free stores, passenger lounges, and other world-class services expected of modern international airports.

CJIA said it remains steadfast in its commitment to delivering a facility that not only serves
today’s passengers but also positions Guyana as a premier aviation hub in the region.