NASSAU BAHAMAS – Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Perry G. Christie has expressed shock and concern over the crash of Chalk’s Airlines flight from Miami to Bimini.
The nation wishes to express its deepest condolences to the people of Bimini on their loss. I have spoken to the representative Obie Wilchcombe and I have asked him to personally convey my regret and deep sorrow in this matter. I ask all Bahamians to join in prayer for what happens to be a serious tragedy.
“I have dispatched both the Represenative Obie Wilchcombe and the Minister of Transport & Aviation Glenys Hanna Martin to Bimini. It is expected that they will be joined by other senior Government officials.”
“Resources of the Government are to be committed to finding out what went wrong and to assisting Bahamian families in their time of bereavement. The Government will keep the country advised as more information becomes available.”
The Bahamas Consul General in Miami, Mrs. Alma Adams is now directly on the scene working with the Miami Police Department and the emergency services in Dade County. Mrs. Adams has also already met with some family members on the scene of the accident.
The flight inspectorate of The Bahamas Government will dispatch a flight standards inspector to coordinate on behalf of The Bahamas information between the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
The Bahamas Department of Civil Aviation has already been in contact with the FAA in Washington and is expecting a formal report shortly.
