Senior officials at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) are slated to meet this week to determine a plan to fast-track the removal of squatters from the immediate environs of the airport, following last Saturday’s plane crash.
Speaking at a press briefing at the airport yesterday, CJIA CEO Ramesh Ghir said that the issue will be discussed at an internal meeting among airport officials so as to settle the matter which had been raised several times in the past. “Not only is it a security risk but it is also a safety risk and as evident in this crash here, had the aircraft gone a little more to the left it might have ended up in the houses. So there’s a safety risk for them that live in that area,” Ghir said.
