SVG PM advised ‘disappeared’ plane probably turned off transponder
Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr Ralph Gonsalves, has made a public statement on the plane which was reported 'missing' after it departed Canouan Airport in the Southern Grenadines on December 22.
Dr Gonsalves, in an update during his Face-to-Face radio programme, said: “It has become evident that the plane didn’t so much disappear as feigned a disappearance because the thesis which is being operated on is that they turned off the transponder. That’s at least what the authorities advised me, having communicated with all their other authorities I’m talking about, and in a sense... nothing... there is no evidence of anything illegal boarded that aircraft from Canouan.”
He stated: “The information that we have through the contact from the external authorities is that they have a clear idea of what happened.”
The Prime Minister said since the plane incident was reported, authorities in St Vincent and the Grenadines have been in touch with two Latin American countries of relevance on the matter with certain information.
SVG has also been in touch with the relevant authorities in the United States, the Regional Security Services and the Regional Security System (RSS).
According to local media reports on December 22, the GLF3 Gulfstream private jet with registration number N337LR left the Canouan Airport in the southern Grenadines at 2:27 pm, carrying three passengers and the pilot. The pilot’s last communication with the air traffic control was at 2:33 pm. An alert was made when the plane failed to return at its scheduled time of 4:27 pm.
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