AirEuropa lands at CJIA after medical emergency

AirEuropa at CJIA (Ministry of Public Works photo)

The Ministry of Public Works yesterday said that the control tower at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri received a distress call at 15:20 hours yesterday, alerting authorities of a medical emergency onboard AirEuropa’s flight bound to Spain from Peru.

In a coordinated effort, the airport ambulance and medical team were immediately put on high alert and stood ready to assist upon the aircraft’s arrival. A release from the ministry said that the patient was successfully received and attended to by the medical team upon landing at 15:52 hours.