00:00It was confirmed that one of the engines of the aircraft ran out of fuel after
00:06taking off from the Sister Isle. Head of the Tobago Chamber of Industry and
00:10Commerce Curtis Williams tells TV6 when he received the news of the incident he
00:15was taken aback adding that in aviation there is zero room for mistakes because
00:21you're dealing with lives and bodies. Something needs to be checked and
00:26double-checked. An aircraft just don't, engine don't cut off in the air or lose
00:33fuel in the air. It meant that someone did lapse in operation or some
00:39equipment did not work as it ought to. So the technicians and the other
00:45expertise within that field will definitely have to do a thorough check
00:49to ensure that these things don't happen again. On Thursday opposition MP Bari
00:55Podarath called for an audit into Cal's operations. The chamber president agrees.
01:00He further wants to see someone in a management position address the public
01:05on the situation. My biggest concern is Cal investigate this thing properly.
01:12Don't just sweep it under the carpet. There were numerous rumors in
01:18the air about other incidents in the past so give us the assurance that
01:22everything is okay by probably don't hide behind the news release and all
01:26these things. Come address the media and take a five minutes and chat
01:30with the media. Bring a PR people and give us the assurance that hey guys this
01:34happened and we are going to thoroughly investigate it and then we will see
01:39where the loopholes are and we correct. The chamber president tells us he spent
01:44over 20 years in the airline industry working under safety and security.
01:49Traveling on an aircraft is not like a maxi taxi that way now you know you can
01:54pull on the side of the road and and take on fuel if you run out of fuel or
01:58something wrong and you know get a flat tire and we know just recently we had
02:02incident where when one of the when the plane landed we realized that you know
02:07something was missing. A video of the incident was circulated on social media
02:12showing cabin crew advising passengers to brace. Nicole M Romany TV6 News
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