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Insel Air plane grounded after refusing to take back illegal Indians
AUGUST 7, 2015 | BY KNEWS | FILED UNDER NEWS
An outgoing Insel Air flight, 81-791, to Aruba and other connecting destinations, was yesterday cancelled and the plane grounded after the pilot refused to transport eight Indian nationals who were refused entry to Guyana
since July 19.
Kaieteur News was told that Immigration Officers ordered Insel Air officials to take the men out of the jurisdiction yesterday morning but the pilot refused, claiming that the flight was filled.
The men had arrived in Guyana on an Insel Air flight on one-way tickets and without visas.
Minister of Citizenship, Winston Felix, told this newspaper yesterday that a plane containing the Indian Nationals landed at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) on July 19 and for some obvious reasons, they were detained by immigration officials at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport.
According to the Minister, the reasons include the absence of visas and the fact that they were travelling on one-way tickets. Also, the men could not show evidence of how they would have been able to sustain themselves during their stay in the country.
“According to international travel policy, airlines accepting passengers to visit a foreign country are supposed to ensure they have a valid passport… visa if necessary, and a two-way ticket,†Minister Felix explained
