Chairman of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority, Lieutenant Colonel Oscar Derby, has confirmed that a national of Uzbekistan and a Russian were among the 253 passengers, who landed in Jamaica last Thursday on a chartered flight.
The other passengers were from India, while the crew was all German.
The Uzbek and the Russian were the only passengers not approved to land in Jamaica after arriving on flight USC GmbH, a German-registered aircraft from Dubai.
Colonel Derby has confirmed that the group has left the island.
The plane carrying the Indians along with a national of Uzbekistan, a Russian and a German crew, left the island shortly after 11 Tuesday morning.
The flight path is set for Dubai.
Speaking with Nationwide News, Lieutenant Colonel Derby said all 253 passengers who entered Jamaica last Thursday are on board.
Shaloy Smikle reports.
Speaking Monday evening on Nationwide at Five, Lieutenant Colonel Derby says the Uzbekistan national and Russian did not appear on the submitted passenger manifest.
Lieutenant Colonel Derby says the Indian nationals and crew members were legitimately on the island.
He adds that the flight originated from Dubai, made a fuel stop in Cairo, and then proceeded to its destination in Kingston.
The passengers were allowed to leave the airport on humanitarian grounds and were escorted to the ROK hotel in downtown Kingston by law enforcement and immigration personnel, where they had made reservations prior to landing.
They were on schedule to leave the island on Monday.
Lieutenant Colonel Derby notes that special arrangements were made to have the Uzbek and Russian monitored while they were in the island.
He says he’s not aware of the extent of the security concerns that were uncovered by immigration officials.
In a media release on Monday, the Ministry of National Security stated that the cost of their accommodation and return will solely be the responsibility of the Charter Company and not the Government of Jamaica.
Meanwhile, Lieutenant Colonel Derby explains why the flight didn’t leave the island on Monday as scheduled.
Lieutenant Colonel Oscar Derby, Chairman of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority.
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