…due to removal of Fly Jamaica wreckage

SCORES of passengers booked to travel with Caribbean Airlines were left stranded for hours at the Cheddi Jagan Internatinal Airport after the airline delayed several scheduled flights on Sunday without informing them.

The Guyana Chronicle was told that the situation was the same in Trinidad and Tobago for flights of that airline coming into Guyana. Reports are that passengers were not given a reason for the cancellations. However, a passenger reported that the reasons mentioned by staff at the airport were related to the removal of the Fly Jamaica aircraft which overshot the CJIA in November. However, sources at Air Traffic Services told the Guyana Chronicle that the airport is open to all flights and was never closed. It was noted that on Sunday evening an Aruba Airlines flight departed the airport and that flight crew had made no reports pertaining to removal of the aircraft affecting its operations.

On November 9 the Fly Jamaica Boeing 757 aircraft ran off the end of Runway24 at the CJIA during an emergency landing. The had crew reported earlier during departure for Toronto , Canada, that the aircraft was experiencing a hydraulic problem. After returning to the airport, the aircraft ended up at the edge of the runway minutes after declaring an emergency. It sustained major damage, including the right wing and the fuselage.

The incident is being investigated by the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority(GCAA).