Two people were injured after a light aircraft made an emergency landing at the Piarco International Airport on Tuesday.
“The flight training aircraft, registration number 9YTJU, experienced difficulty on approach for landing at runway 10, and made an emergency landing just north-west of the Piarco International Airport,” the Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (AATT) said in a statement.
“Two persons were retrieved from the aircraft, the instructor and a student pilot. They were transported to the Arima Medical Facility and are receiving medical attention. We wish to advise the public that there were no casualties,” the statement said.
It said that the Trinidad and Tobago Fire service, Global Medical Response of Trinidad and Tobago (GMRTT), the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service and the Authority immediately activated emergency response and rescue procedures.
The Airports Authority said no flights have been impacted by the incident and wanted to assure the public that “operations continue as normal at the Piarco International Airport”.
