The air traffic control center in Kingston controls operations for all three international airports in Jamaica: Sangster, Manley and Ian Fleming International Airport in Ocho Rios.
CNN Travel reached out to the JCAA for comment via email and phone on Thursday afternoon but had not received a reply as of 8 p.m. ET.
Shops at the airport were set to remain open into the night as some passengers were expected stay at Sangster overnight, Hislop told CNN.referred to the situation as a strike, though no officials contacted by CNN confirmed that was the case. Novak was headed to Jamaica for an eight-day vacation with his wife. He’ll now lose two of the days because of the delays, he said.
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