Source. August 2, 2016.
Thousands stranded as high speed internet goes down at CJIA:
Flights leaving Guyana from the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) are experiencing delays and cancellations due to the collapse of the high-speed data link that serves the check-in system at the Airport. A senior airport official said the data-link, which has a much higher capacity, has been down for the past two days. “The line that they provide the Internet connection is down so as a result of that the airline check-in system is not functional,” an official was quoted as saying. The official also noted that he has been advised that there is a problem with the Americas II Cable off the French Caribbean island of Martinique which feeds data to SITA, an international air transport communications and information technology provider. However, GT&T is silent on the issue.
The official said airlines have since been checking in outgoing passengers manually, causing tremendous delays. He said many of the delays have been due to operational problems being experienced by airlines and heavy fog. Dynamics Airlines was forced to cancel one of its flights and Insel Air’s outgoing flight was also cancelled. InselAir cancelled its flight because the crew time expired. Among those affected are numerous cub scouts who were in Guyana for a Caribbean Cuboree.