On May 1, 2026, Guyana-based domestic carrier Jags Aviation marked a major milestone in its regional expansion strategy, launching scheduled charter services between Guyana and Suriname while advancing plans to connect to northern Brazil through high-level diplomatic discussions.
Operated under Jags Aviation’s MidasSur Aviation Charter Service brand, the new cross-border route will run three weekly flights between Eugene F. Correia International Airport (OGL) outside Georgetown, Guyana’s capital, and Eduard Alexander Gummels Airport (EAX) in Paramaribo, Suriname’s capital. Flights are scheduled for every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. A key advantage highlighted by MidasSur is that EAX’s central location puts travelers within closer reach of Paramaribo’s city center compared to alternative airports, cutting post-arrival travel time for both business and leisure passengers.
The expansion push does not stop at Suriname. Just three days before the Suriname route launched, a senior delegation from BK Group — the parent conglomerate of Jags Aviation, led by Executive Chairman Brian Tiwarie — held a strategic meeting with Brazil’s Ambassador to Guyana Maria Cristina de Castro Martins, along with the embassy’s Minister Counsellor and Commercial Attache. The meeting was coordinated by the World Trade Centre Georgetown (WTCG), with WTCG Executive Director Wesley Kirton also in attendance. The delegation included senior BK Group representatives Miguel Benjamin, Andre Budhan, Reagan Richards, and Roberto Pele.
During the courtesy and strategy call, the two sides outlined a series of planned collaborative business projects between Brazil’s private sector and BK Group. At the top of the agenda was Jags Aviation’s proposal to launch the first direct air connection between the two countries, with an initial route linking Guyana to Boa Vista, the capital of Brazil’s northern Roraima state. Brazilian embassy officials expressed a welcoming stance toward the initiative and committed to coordinating with relevant Brazilian government agencies to move the approval and launch process forward.
Following the talks, Tiwarie extended an open invitation to the Brazilian embassy delegation to tour Jags Aviation’s operational hub at Eugene F. Correia International Airport in Ogle. In a reciprocal gesture, Ambassador Martins offered to facilitate an industry visit for BK Group representatives to Embraer, Brazil’s world-renowned commercial and military aircraft manufacturing giant, opening the door to potential future equipment partnerships for the growing airline.
The dual moves mark a significant step forward for regional air connectivity in the Guiana Shield, a fast-growing economic zone that has seen a surge in cross-border trade and investment in recent years, particularly following Guyana’s massive oil discoveries that have drawn increased regional and global business activity.