Outgoing passengers at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) during the course of Sunday and Monday , have been an emotional rollercoaster due to the frequent delays and cancellation of flights from several Airlines.

This occurrence has resulted in the authorities scampering to find solutions to the problem amidst angry passengers demanding answers from their respective flight services including Insel Air, Dynamic Airlines and Eastern Airlines. A Senior Official at the Airport stated yesterday that the delays may have stemmed from a problem being experienced by the Americas II Cable located off the French Caribbean island of Martinique. The apparent collapse of this cable, which feeds data to SITA – an information technology (IT) company that provides IT and telecommunication services to the air transport industry – has rendered the Automated Airlines Check-in services inoperable resulting in airlines conducting their check-ins manually – a process that takes hours longer, the official explained. Another airline spokesperson said that 90 percent of the cancellations and delays are due to operationalisation issues on the part of the airlines and not the Airport. .(Kaeteurnews.com/photo: kaieteurnews.com)…[+]