CJIA suffers power failure

The Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri was without power for 28 minutes last night after a blackout and its backup system failed to kick in immediately.

A statement last night from the airport said that it experienced a power outage at approximately 9.21 pm.

“While emergency backup power systems were activated, there was a delay in the switch-over to these systems, resulting in a temporary disruption of services in the terminal building.