Passengers frustrated as CAL, airport authorities clash over wrecked Fly Jamaica aircraft

Dec 04, 2018 News

Caribbean Airline Limited (CAL) passengers faced more frustrations yesterday as more delays were blamed on an attempt to relocate the crash-landed Fly Jamaica aircraft from the end of the runway at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA).
Outgoing passengers on flight BWW 526 destined for New York complained that their flight was initially delayed on Sunday. However, when the flight took off yesterday, passengers arrived at Trinidad and Tobago, only to be told that their baggage was still in Guyana.
While in Trinidad, the pilot informed the passengers that he was unable to contact the ground handling agent in Guyana. According to one of the passengers, during the ordeal they spent over two hours on the plane.
CAL had cancelled flights into Guyana from Trinidad citing concerns with efforts to relocate the Fly Jamaica Boeing 757 aircraft that crash-landed at the airport last month.
This prompted the management of CJIA to issue an advisory to the travelling public that the airport was not closed. Passengers related that CAL is contending that the Fly Jamaica aircraft wing which has been elevated by a flotation device has caused some concerns for CAL.
However, other airlines continue to utilize the airport as scheduled.

Baggage from flight CAL’s BWW 526

Chief Executive Officer of Fly Jamaica, Captain Paul (Ronald) Reece, confirmed with Kaieteur News that airport officials issued a ‘cease order’ while they were in the process of removing the aircraft on Sunday.
He said that he was unclear as to the reasons behind the CJIA decision.
Kaieteur News was informed that a team, consisting of insurance personnel, had arrived to assist with relocating the aircraft from the end of the runway where it had stopped after an emergency landing. The team had started efforts to relocate the plane using flotation devises to a nearby hangar at the airport.
According to reports, airport officials intervened to stop the process and police were also called in at one stage. Airport officials continue to be silent on the sitution.
Fly Jamaica had said that it is cooperating with authorities to determine the cause of the crash-landing of its Boeing 757 aircraft on November 9, 2018.

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