Director General of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), Colonel Oscar Derby, said that a bomb threat concerning cargo flown from Jamaica to the United States originated in Jamaica.
The Jamaica Observer reported that all cargo shipments were suspended for 72 hours following a reported threat made against cargo on a flight originating from Jamaica on Sunday.
On Sunday night an Air Jamaica flight from Kingston to Fort Lauderdale was detained at the Hollywood International Airport while officials from the US Transport and Safety Administration (TS searched the plane.
Meanwhile, TSA officials and officials from the Department of National Security were expected to land on Monday evening at the Norman Manley International Airport to assess local security measures.
“We have always taken the security measures that are required and from time to time those measures have been checked and found appropriate by the TSA,” Derby told the Observer.
He assured passengers that measures are being taken to ensure their safety and that the CAA would work with the American officials.
