The Management of LIAT has finally broken its silence over an incident in which one of its aircraft landed in St. Maarten on a single engine.
The incident occurred on July 2 on a flight from St. Kitts.
In a just released statement LIAT acknowledged that an engine on flight LI 369 “experienced a malfunction” and pointed out, “The crew followed standard procedure and shut down the affected engine before safely landing at the airport.”
“The landing was uneventful and passengers were accommodated on another service later that evening,” the release said.
The release pointed out the aircraft was examined by maintenance staff and underwent various checks as stipulated by the manufacturer’s maintenance manual and has since been returned to service.
The incident caused panic among passengers on the flight and media reports from St. Maarten indicate that passengers had to be restrained during the flight by the stewardess because they thought that the aircraft was going down.
Several passengers kissed the ground in happiness after the landing. “I thought that we were all dead, when I saw the engine stop in mid air, and many of the passengers were crying,” one passenger told The St Maarten Today.
now if they had jets now no one would observe the engine failure (unless it were catastrophic)… Ended well so no worries
I am a frequent flyer and trust me the LIAT service sucks but the workers really are dedicated and faithful to their job and to no lesser extent the airline. I still believe the fares are too high and we really need to invest in at least one more airline for Dominica.
All Airlines services suck it’s not LIAT alone. These engines are difficult to maintain.
liat price for air fare so expensive and liat cant even get better planes…dey chrge for over weight ..chrge $50us for air hostress fee to only see a child on a plane ..liat so wicked and dont do a damn thing for the child …we really need a new airline …someone need to invest in a new plane company that sure to fly the whole caribbean and all liat destination and they wil know how we the customers feel about there poor customer service and there rip off of ppl pocket …mad no fffffff….’bbm vex face’
we waiting on you to finance the new airline and to also bring your savvy business acumen to ensure that the airline is a profitable one and to share these keen insights to others in the industry.
grammar
LIAT better get themselves in order and not risks people lives with their stupid engines.This is not the first time I’m hearing about LIAT planes giving trouble. Last time a plane had difficulty landing at the Canefield airport. LIAT had better not risk people’s lives, We really need a new airline, LIAT services is just beyond poor!
many planes have difficulty landing at canefield
belive it or not most aircraft if they got two engine and one malfunction the other one will fly the aircraft safely.i’ll not fly on a one engine aircraft thank god everything went well on this one
endangering peoples lives and keeping it a secret hmmm is only LIAT can do them things smh
keeping it a secret but they release a statement to the press?
keeping a secret??? LIAT is the only Airline that does tell all u its problems, no other will. I rather know.
this is not the first time it happened… why wasnt a press release done when it happened in Dominica
sigh
I love the pilots and mechanics of LIAT, they are a truly dedicated lot of individuals who take a pride in being one of the safest airlines in the world. The safety of their passengers is there total priority! LIAT flies into some really difficult islands for landing and taking off to name Dominica one of them. I think the thing that upsets me most about LIAT is that management seems to cream off the top making the LIAT flights expensive and is the reason LIAT struggles. I thank every member of LIAT who is dedicated and keeps us safe in the sky with their skill and dedication. THANK YOU!
next time you buy a LIAT ticket look and see the airfare cost and then look at the taxes and ask yourself if you are being fair to sy that LIAT airfares are expensive. its the damn govt taxes that drive up the cost of air travel not LIAT
Thank you very much…you are so right. The government are the ones killing us not LIAT. The government taxes are more than the cost of the ticket. We don’t look at the fine print and simply blame LIAT for everything.
LIAT tickets are very cheap, it is the government fees, and we have too much blasted different nations, CARICOM and OECS needs to address this.
Does anyone know the flight number?
you cannot read!
Did you read the story li369
You need the Plane Number, not the Flight Number.
u blind.. u eh seeing the flight number? did u even readddd the article
the number in the article . dont read an like to rush an ask questions
If you read the article you would know.
Just read nuh man. After all. Its right there wi. LI 369. Sakway toneh man.
Oh my gosh….didnt u read?….it clearly says LI 369…
@wey papa. typical. don’t read and ready to talk.
liat is a very scary thing and is depreciating at a rapid rate.I just pray the pilots and mechanics stay focus cause we are depending on you, but if the engines are in the same condition as inside the plane(paint pealing panels falling etc.) then i feel we should be very scared.
and that where our government put millions alas
Dominica
Are you doing anything to help Dominica? if Dominica start an Airline, I wont fly on it. Cardinal Express went down, Nature Island express ent bankrupt, Siserou Airways went bankrupt. LIAT all the way baby. I will invest in safety.