Mi wrong fi laff but a statement sum up Air Jamaica :dwl:

[evanovitch]

an is dat it took 3 hrs fi people realise seh dem was on work stoppage protest

The work stoppage only became apparent after passengers who were scheduled to leave on a flight to New York at 6:30am, were left unattended for over three hours.

[evanovitch]

Re: Mi wrong fi laff but a statement sum up Air Jamaica :dwl

PM’s announcement angers Air J workers
Thursday, 11 February 2010

Sangsters International Airport.
Scores of Air Jamaica workers withdrew their services at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay Thursday morning leaving several passengers stranded. The work stoppage only became apparent after passengers who were scheduled to leave on a flight to New York at 6:30am, were left unattended for over three hours.

The workers are reportedly upset over Prime Minister Bruce Golding's statement in Parliament on Wednesday in which he insisted the bid by the Jamaica Airlines Pilots' Association (JALPA), to buy Air Jamaica was submitted late and would not be accommodated.

At midday Thursday, passengers scheduled to leave on the flight to New York were still at the airport although they are allowed to board the aircraft at 9:30am.

Boarding was done by a member of the management team but without assistance from other ground staff the aircraft remained grounded.

Long queue at check in line

RJR News visited the departure lounge at the airport and observed many passengers queued up at the Air Jamaica counters.    

However the check-in staff was inactive. 

The confused passengers voiced their displeasure at the inconvenience, some bemoaning the fact that they are scheduled to return to work Thursday afternoon.

Seven Air Jamaica flights are scheduled to depart Montego Bay on Thursday but it is unclear when or if any will leave the tarmac as the ground staff remained off the job while check in lines grew longer.   

The workers asserted that they are tired of operating in an air of uncertainty as they await the sale of the airline.

They are insistent that they will not resume duties unless instructed to do so by their union representatives.

[evanovitch]

dem still a try

mi ongle hope seh dis go rung dem get noticed