More than 400 passengers affected at CJIA after U.S aviation shutdown

(Kaieteur News) – More than 400 passengers at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) on Friday night faced travel disruption after the United States (US) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a nationwide ground stop for all U.S airports following communications issues.

FAA in a brief statement on its website stated that the communications issues impacted multiple Air Route Traffic Control Centres. FAA said its technicians were investing the issue. The halt which caused widespread international and domestic travel disruption, Kaieteur News on Saturday reached out to the CJIA for a comment on the situation.

The airport revealed to this newspaper that as a result of the disruption CJIA recorded three cancellations and three delays for Friday, 13th November. “More than 400 passengers were affected, and some of the disruptions continued into Saturday morning. For Saturday, 14th November, the airport recorded one cancellation and five delays. The flight totals include passenger and cargo services,” CJIA stated.