JA's aviation industry suffers financial losses due to air traffic controllers strike
Jamaica's aviation industry has suffered significant financial losses following the two day strike by air traffic controllers.
The Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA) is reporting that from Sunday to Monday the country collected less revenue from the use of its air space as air craft were either forced to delay or cancel flights.
Lieutenant Colonel Oscar Derby, the Director-General of the JCAA, gave RJR’s Financial Report details on the financial fallout.
"In the air transport business, if there is any doubt whatsoever, airlines will preempt any kinds of problems by canceling their flight because the cost of deviating a flight to a destination other than intended is very costly … it is a minimum of US$10,000 for a deviation. Delays are costly because you’re talking about misconnections," he said.
Colonel Derby added that the ripple effect was felt in other areas of the economy.
"The airports would have been losing, the hotels would have been losing, every sector which is touched by the air transport industry, which is just about every sector, would have suffered some loss or the other. Taxi operators to hotel workers to restaurants etc would have suffered some cancellations and even delays," he stated.
Jamaica's aviation industry has suffered significant financial losses following the two day strike by air traffic controllers.
The Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA) is reporting that from Sunday to Monday the country collected less revenue from the use of its air space as air craft were either forced to delay or cancel flights.
Lieutenant Colonel Oscar Derby, the Director-General of the JCAA, gave RJR’s Financial Report details on the financial fallout.
"In the air transport business, if there is any doubt whatsoever, airlines will preempt any kinds of problems by canceling their flight because the cost of deviating a flight to a destination other than intended is very costly … it is a minimum of US$10,000 for a deviation. Delays are costly because you’re talking about misconnections," he said.
Colonel Derby added that the ripple effect was felt in other areas of the economy.
"The airports would have been losing, the hotels would have been losing, every sector which is touched by the air transport industry, which is just about every sector, would have suffered some loss or the other. Taxi operators to hotel workers to restaurants etc would have suffered some cancellations and even delays," he stated.
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