Caribbean Airlines (CAL) has denied social media reports that its passengers arriving in the United States are subject to ”mass secondary screenings” by US authorities.
In a statement, Caribbean Airlines said it wanted to address the reports circulating in the public domain regarding “its passengers being subjected to mass secondary screenings upon entry into the United States, specifically in Orlando, Florida.
The airline stated that it can confirm, following thorough checks with its senior personnel in Orlando, that no such screening exercise with respect to Caribbean Airlines was conducted.
They said, “Furthermore, the airline has received no notification or advisory from US authorities indicating that such an exercise was conducted or is being contemplated”.
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