Air Tight

The way Grantley Adams International Airport looked yesterday, it seemed like a convention was leaving the island.This was not far from the truth for, in addition to the regular air traffic, there was a large contingent of Caribbean Secondary Educational Certificate and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination “markers” heading back to their respective homes via a chartered MiamiAir flight.The line stretched far beyond the area designated for MiamiAir and back along the drop-off area of the airport.A Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) staff member at the airport who was overseeing the annual exodus, told the SUNDAY SUN logistics and the inability to be accommodated via charter by other airlines, as well as a minor technological error, contributed to the long line. However, she said this was only the second year CXC was chartering a flight for the markers. (CA)