GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Sept 21,CMC – The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has confirmed that a LIAT Embraer regional jet with 47 passengers on board made a safe return to the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) on Sunday after the pilot had informed of an emergency on Sunday.
The authorities said that LIAT Flight 5L770 had departed for the VC Bird International Airport in Antigua at 11.55 am when the pilot about 30 minutes into the trip, “informed the Control Tower that the aircraft would be returning to CJIA due to an engine related issue”.
CJIA said that all relevant emergency services, including the Fire Service were on standby and that the “aircraft subsequently landed safely and all 47 passengers disembarked without incident.
“the aircraft remains at the airport while LIAT’s technical team assesses the issues and works to resolve it”.
In its separate statement, the GCAA said that it “reaffirms its commitment to maintaining the highest standards of safety and professionalism in air traffic management”.
LIAT Air has so far not issued a statement on the incident.
