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Wednesday, July 6, 2011
The war on words continues between Barbados and Trinidad over the licensing requirement for the regions first ever low budget airline, REDjet.
Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart told reporters that his administration wanted to know how the game is being played with regards to Caribbean countries providing licenses to airlines to operate within the region. A visibly upset Stuart told reporters We in Barbados certified REDjet in Barbados as safe. We are being second-guessed on that. Other people certify their aircraft and we dont second-guess them
But his Trinidad and Tobago counterpart, Kamla Persad Bissessar told reporters later that her country has raised safety concerns about the airline that has been seeking to enter the Trinidad and Tobago market.
Stuart accused Port of Spain of conducting a smear campaign against REDjet, noting that at a meeting held in Trinidad last month with the relevant ministers of civil aviation, Barbados Minister of International Transport George Hutson was shown apparently questionable photographs about the airline.
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