…President Jagdeo, passengers treated like monkeys, given peanuts onlyA Delta airline flight out of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport Sunday morning had to make a forced landing at San Juan, Puerto Rico, and another at Fort Lauderdale, Florida.The aircraft left the Cheddi Jagan International Airport shortly after 7:00 hours with an estimated time of arrival at the John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York at 13:00 hours. This was not to be.In flight the cabin lost compression. President Bharrat Jagdeo was among them. He was going to New York en route to London.Delta,Cheap Jerseys USA, out of its Atlanta headquarters offered an apology to President Bharrat Jagdeo and to all the other passengers,Cheap NHL Jerseys Online, including Kaieteur News’s Managing Director, Glenn Lall.The airline said that the aircraft developed a mechanical problem and gave rise to a low risk situation.“The safety of our customers is our priority and we took the appropriate measures to safeguard the welfare of everyone aboard. The incident was handled promptly.”The company said that the low cabin pressure forced an emergency landing at Puerto Rico. The aircraft took off for JFK but the problem continued and this forced the landing at Fort Lauderdale, Florida.A passenger on board the aircraft was incensed. He said that in the first instance the airline showed scant disregard for the passengers, including the President of Guyana.“They offered us nothing to eat, only peanuts. They treated us like monkeys.”The passenger said that the pilot announced that the craft was experiencing mechanical problems shortly after take off from Cheddi Jagan International Airport.The plane descended from its cruising altitude of 35,000 feet to about 10,000 feet. It had not yet reached Trinidad so passengers thought that the craft would have landed at Piarco.However, the pilot announced that Delta did not have a crew at Trinidad to fix the problem and that the craft would fly for a further two hours to San Juan.In Puerto Rico the passengers were made to remain on the craft for about 30 minutes before they were allowed to deplane and enter a holding area. The explanation was that they did not need to clear immigration.The 160-plus passengers remained on the ground for about an hour before taking off.About 23 minutes into the flight, the pilot announced that he was experiencing the same problem. He announced that he was awaiting word on whether to turn back to San Juan or continue to Fort Lauderdale,Authentic Adidas Hockey Jerseys China, a flight of almost three hours.Half an hour later,Jerseys Wholesale, he announced that he was instructed to proceed to Fort Lauderdale.At no time was any meals provided. Once more the flight attendants served peanuts.“The children were not even given hot water,Angel Di Maria Jersey,” said an irate passenger.He said that the Delta officials knew in advance and could have made the necessary arrangements to feed the passengers.“Most of us left home before five in the morning. We arrived in New York 17 hours later but they did not see the need to feed us.”Things might have been worse had Delta not changed the aircraft at Fort Lauderdale for the almost three-hour flight to New York.In Florida the passengers were made to deplane,wholesale nfl jerseys, clear immigration and Customs, then board the replacement craft. By this time the passengers had been traveling for more than 12 hours and were tired and hungry.In the end,China Jerseys NFL Wholesale, the flight landed at JFK about 22:00 hours, nine hours beyond schedule.