This morning ten people were injured when a Fly Jamaica aircraft carrying 120 passengers made an emergency landing at the Cheddi jagan International Airport in Guyana. None of the injures are life threatening , two infants were also hurt during the  emergency landing.

82 Canadians, 35 Guyanese, one Pakistani, a Trinidadian and an American – along with six crew members from Guyana and two from Jamaica, departed the CJIA at 2:10 a.m. and were heading to Toronto, Canada, when the Boeing 757 plane began experiencing technical difficulties. The flight, which was estimated to arrive at its designation at 6:55 a.m., returned to the CJIA airport where it landed at 2:53 a.m.

Arrangements are being made to fly out the passengers, who were taken to a holding facility after the incident, from tomorrow. The CJIA has been reopened but the Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson said travelers should expect some delays. An investigation is being conducted into the incident. The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority is leading the probe and the United States National Transportation Safety Board, which assists with inquiries under international rules, was notified, officials said.

The crash site has been secured by the Guyana Police Force and the Guyana Defence Force.