Caribbean Airlines warns of Guyana flights threat

Source: Reuters

Authorities in Guyana and the U.S. Embassy there have warned of an unspecified "threat" to Caribbean Airlines flights out of the South American nation.

Extra security measures were put in place at Cheddi Jagan International Airport outside the capital Georgetown, but the Trinidad and Tobago-based airline was operating normally out of Guyana on Monday with a flight to New York departing at dawn.

"The officials assessed the threat and put in place a number of measures to prevent any untoward occurrence," the airport authority said in a statement late on Sunday.

"Passengers and other airport users are asked to be on the lookout for any suspicious activities or occurrences and report same to an airport security official."

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