Fly Montserrat grounded

Fly Montserrat airline which is under investigation following a deadly crash which claimed the lives of  three persons including a Jamaican teacher has been grounded.

The airline on Tuesday received a letter from the Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority restricting it from flying to any Eastern Caribbean member state.

Montserrat Premier Reuben Meade confirmed that the ban will remain in place until the airline meets certain requirements.

The Eastern Caribbean CAA ban follows another incident in which a Fly Montserrat aircraft, carrying seven passengers from Antigua, rolled onto the grass on landing at John Osborne Airport in Montserrat on Tuesday morning.

There was no injury and the aircraft was not damaged.

The airport has been closed until the aircraft can be moved for further investigation.

Tuesday's incident followed a deadly plane crash at VC Bird International Airport in Antigua-Barbuda on October 7.

 The aircraft’s pilot, Jason Forbes of  Antigua, and 29-year-old Jamaican teacher Annya Duncan died at the scene.

Another passenger, 57 year old Sandrama Poligadu, of  Guyana, was rushed to hospital but died shortly afterwards