According to reports, six passengers were injured when a Fly Jamaica Boeing 757 was forced to make an emergency landing at Guyana’s Cheddi Jagan Airport.
Fly Jamaica Boeing 757-200 suffers runway excursion after returning to Georgetown Airport, Guyana https://t.co/QELdk4zzW2 pic.twitter.com/C5fGZ71XL9
— Aviation Safety Net (@AviationSafety) November 9, 2018
While making the emergency landing, the plane overran the runway and stopped moving when it collided with a large sand barrier near a ditch.
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Emergency services were immediately sent to the plane and were able to get all passengers and crew members out.
Fly Jamaica #OJ256 to Toronto returned to Georgetown, Guyana shortly after departure with a mechanical issue and went off the end of the runway after landing. Local media report 120 people on board; some hurt.
— Tom Podolec Aviation (@TomPodolec) November 9, 2018
📷 NewsRoom Guyana pic.twitter.com/Ont5RlOUp5
According to Ghana's Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson, six passengers were injured, but the injuries of the passengers are not life-threatening.
Fly Jamaica 757 badly damaged in landing accident https://t.co/6HmvhSu3y4 pic.twitter.com/GvdkyVl4QC
— FlightGlobal (@FlightGlobal) November 9, 2018
After the incident, the airport was briefly closed, but it was later re-opened.
