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Punctured tyre leaves LIAT passengers stranded

May 18, 2009 News

A punctured tyre reportedly caused a LIAT flight to be grounded yesterday at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri, leaving several passengers stranded.
Reports are that passengers of LIAT flight 512, who were slated to travel to Barbados yesterday, were told that the flight would be delayed for at least 48 hours.
Passengers attempting to depart Guyana via the LIAT flight informed this newspaper that they were shocked when they learnt of the situation.
This newspaper understands that passengers slated to board the flight were scheduled to check in at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri, at noon.
According to a passenger, it was not until about two hours after check-in time that they were advised that the flight would be delayed.
The passenger related that when the delay advisory was first announced, it was thought to be preposterous as there was no report of bad weather or any other problems, which could have affected the flight.
However, they soon learnt that the plane, which represented flight 512, had sustained a punctured tyre. They were further advised that there was no available spare tyre to replace the damaged one.
And even as they started accepting the fact that their flight would be significantly delayed, passengers were told that it would take about two days for the tyre to be brought to Guyana.
Efforts to contact LIAT officials yesterday were futile. However airport officials said that the flight has been delayed until further notice.
According to information on the LIAT website (www.LIAT.com) the flight which was scheduled to depart Guyana at 14:45 hours and arrive in Barbados at 16:45 hours yesterday was cancelled. A subsequent posting indicated that the flight is set for the same time today.

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