Work at Jorge Chavez Airport is resuming after an accident that killed two firefighters.

Jorge Chavez International Airport is resuming operations following an accident Friday on a runway in the area that killed two aviation firefighters. This is reported by the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTS) in their social networks.

“Jorge Chavez International Airport is reopening this evening, passengers are already in the waiting rooms for boarding national and international flights,” he said, confirming that the airport runway will be reopened from midnight for the benefit of passengers. passengers.

Lima Airport Partners (LAP) indicated that the delay is due to the fact that the runway must be 100% operational. That is, due to security measures, the service was closed until the aircraft was recalled.

Lima airport partners took to their social media to confirm what was announced: Jorge Chavez operations have resumed on both national and international flights. Accordingly, they warn that users should contact the airlines to change the schedule of their flights.

“Our work has been restored on both domestic and international flights. We encourage passengers to contact their airlines and/or authorities to reschedule flights,” they wrote in a statement on social media.

Let’s remember that in the morning the airlines Latham, Star Peru and Sky Airline announced the cancellation of their flights scheduled for this Saturday, November 19, after Lima Airport Partners (LAP), in charge of Jorge Chavez International Airport will announce that it has requested an extension of the suspension operations until this midnight.

LATAM Peru announces the resumption of operations

On the other hand, Latam Airlines Peru has announced in its announcement that it will resume operations following the resumption of Jorge Chavez. At the same time, they argued that the group confirms that all passengers who have been impacted by cancellations due to the airport’s temporary closure and who have flights to, from, and connecting through Jorge Chavez International Airport have the following travel flexibility options:

• Customers with canceled and/or rescheduled flights may request a replacement ticket within 1 (one) year from the date of purchase of the ticket without any payment or request a full refund of their money.
• Customers flying between November 18 and 23 can request a free change within 15 days of the original flight date or a full refund.
• Passengers will be able to change their flight schedule directly through the My Trips section of LATAM.com.

They have suspended service.

In support of its request, LAP cited a delay in investigating the causes of the collision between the Latam aircraft and a fire engine that was moving along the airport runway.

Air Accident Investigation Commission (CIAA) Ministry of Transport and CommunicationsSince yesterday evening, he has been working on finding out the causes of the accident and supervising the liquidation work on the runway,” he said. LAP.

“Despite the fact that the work was carried out intensively by the airline and in constant coordination with LAP and the authorities, this is taking longer than anticipated due to the complexity of the accident and the cleanup of the fuel spill,” the company added.

In this regard, they asked to suspend their activities “until 00:00 on November 20, 2022.”

Corpak spoke

Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Peruvian Corporation of Airports and Commercial Aviation (Corpac), Jorge Salinasemphasized that there was no permission for the vehicle to enter the runway Jorge Chavez International Airport.

This announcement was made following a fatal accident that claimed the lives of aviation firefighters Angel Torres of the 6th Garibaldi Fire Company and Nicholas Santa Gadea of ​​the 7th Garibaldi Fire Company at the airport terminal.

In addition, he called the fatal accident a runway runway and did not confirm what the real reasons were.

“There is no permission for any vehicle to enter the runway. There is permission to conduct exercises, but it is outside the areas where transit work is currently underway,” he said.