Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Daryl Vaz, has received a preliminary report on the temporary closure of the runway at Sangster International Airport, which took place on Thursday, August 10.

The report identified several issues with the operations of the airport, including timely communication between the regulatory entities. Upon review of the report, several gaps were identified and steps are now being taken to conduct further investigation into the matter.

A supplimentary report addressing the highlighted gaps is expected by the end of September.

The August closure resulted in several flights being diverted to the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) and a swift cross-ministry, multi-agency response, which saw the mobilisation of the Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) and the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF).