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Caribbean Airlines is refuting a claim that the majority of its passengers who landed in Orlando on Monday morning were subjected to a detailed secondary security screening.

The claim was made on a UNC political platform.

Juhel Browne reports.
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00:00During the UNC's cottage meeting in Chagonus on Monday night, Urupuj East MP Dr. Rudal
00:05Munilal told the opposition line that Trinidad and Tobago's relationship with the United
00:10States could change under the new U.S. President Donald Trump and the present administration
00:15in Trinidad and Tobago, led by Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley.
00:18Well, I want to tell you all something today, it's that, it's that, this morning Caribbean
00:26Airlines, called BW482, departed Trinidad at 8 a.m. and arrived in Orlando International
00:34Airport at more or less 12 noon.
00:36That flight originating from Trinidad and Tobago, the flight didn't dock in somewhere
00:41and go, it originated from Trinidad, Piaco, 80% of the passengers were subjected to secondary
00:49security screening selection, 80%.
00:54State-owned Caribbean Airlines issued a statement in which it did not mention Dr. Munilal, but
00:59did say it wanted to address what the airline called reports circulating in the public domain
01:04regarding its passengers being subjected to mass secondary screening upon entry to the
01:09U.S., specifically in Orlando, Florida.
01:12Carl said, quote, the airline can confirm, following thorough checks with its senior
01:16personnel in Orlando, that no such screening exercise with Caribbean Airlines passengers
01:22was conducted.
01:23Furthermore, the airline has received no notification or advisory from U.S. authorities indicating
01:29that such an exercise was conducted or is being contemplated, end quote.
01:34Jewel Brown, TV6 News.
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