Assessment to be Done of Airports to Facilitate Reopening

President and Chief Executive Officer of the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ), Audley Deidrick, says an assessment will be done of conditions at the island’s airports, once Hurricane Beryl has passed.

He told JIS News that the assessment is to “attend to any issue that may inhibit opening and state how these will be dealt with in short order for the reopening of the facilities.”

Mr. Deidrick informed that the roof of the passenger pier, otherwise called the finger, at Norman Manley International Airport sustained damage during the hurricane. The structure takes the passengers to the jet bridges.

“We lost several sections of the roof in that area,” he informed.

Meanwhile, Mr. Deidrick indicated that he has received no negative reports from the Sangster International Airport.

“So we are waiting until this evening, when the system has fully passed that part of Jamaica, to see if there is any reported damage that could affect the reopening of the airport,” he said, reiterating that the operators will assess the damage and take a decision on when to reopen.