Airport emergency exercise now underway

| 10/05/2012

(CNS): An emergency exercise has commenced this morning at Owen Roberts international Airport and a number of roads around the airport are now closed. Emergency services and airport personnel are engaged in a full scale response to a mock plane crash. Cayman Islands Aviation Authority states that the exercise involves the simulation of a Boeing 727-200 cargo plane with six passengers and dangerous goods on board crash landing on Smith Road Cricket Oval. The airport has now closed for all air traffic but residents are reminded this is an exercise only and not a real emergency.

Road closures include:

Crewe Road with its junction of Dorcy Drive

Crewe Road with its junction at Lynhurst Avenue

Smith Road between the Traffic lights and Crewe Road

Crewe Road with its junction of Dorcy Drive

Crewe Road with its junction at Lynhurst Avenue

Smith Road between the Traffic lights and Crewe Road

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  1. Kadafe says:

    Yes Sir!!

    The point is to test the reaction of our emergency services
    To be able to save lives! Not convenience you my good fellow!
    As if there has ever been a planned and set time in history for a plane crash!
    Ridiculous!

  2. Anonymous says:

    WOW! They decide to do this on a thursday at 10 am??? Did they forget what happened last week @ Scotiabank already… SMH.