The Cayman Islands Civil Aviation Authority has issued a request to area businesses to produce evacuation plans.
It’s a call that every business with plans to evacuate personnel in the event of a pending disaster should heed.
Hard lessons were learned at the Owen Roberts International Airport on Grand Cayman just prior to and proceeding Hurricane Ivan in September.
While many individuals left a mess of vehicles haphazardly parked, many businesses helped create log jams because their evacuation plans were either not known or were unclear.
Businesses that make it a habit of evacuating personnel in the event of a hurricane aren’t creating the problem. It’s the businesses that have a plan and don’t let CAA know about it in advance or businesses that decide last-minute to get their people off the island and out of the country.
It’s only fair to work with the aviation authorities to help them and the rest of the country cope with impending disaster.
Only through careful planning can we avoid the long, hot lines of impatient people waiting to get off the rock.
Plans can help aviation authorities do a better job of scheduling carriers to come in and out of the country.
Members of the CAA and other branches of government as well as those in the private sector have been meeting tirelessly since the passage of Hurricane Ivan to come up with ways to ease the burdens placed on the Cayman Islands during and after the disaster.
Those who haven’t come on board with good, solid plans to help divert disaster should step up to the plate and offer as much assistance as possible.
A good start is to work with the Civil Aviation Authority in developing evacuation plans.
It’s the best way to help avoid congestion both on the runway and in the terminal.
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