American Airlines received approval to fly after addressing cabin pressure issue

American Airlines was given clearance to fly on Sunday after the necessary corrective measures were taken to remedy the pressurisation issues that forced the aborting of a flight last Saturday morning.

Acting Director General of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) Chaitrani Heeralall yesterday told Stabroek News that clearance was given after GCAA inspectors were satisfied with the corrective work done on the cabin pressure.

Presently, inspectors are analysing the facts presented in a report by the airline to determine what caused the issue.

At around 3.30 am on Saturday, the American Airlines flight was forced to return to the Chedi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri and make an emergency landing after takeoff.

Passengers who were on the Miami-bound flight recounted the ordeal on social media. It was stated that the airplane circled for about two hours in a bid to burn off fuel before it could have landed.

A passenger, Yollanda Grimmond, in a Facebook post, said that upon entering the plane, the cabin was warm. She said that some passengers became claustrophobic during the flight and after the decision was made to return to the CJIA, they landed without any hiccups. The airline failed to offer passengers any form of compensation and has not made a statement here about the incident.

After receiving clearance, the flight departed Guyana at 2.30 pm on Sunday.