British Airways Sends Additional Aircraft to Caribbean

British Airways is sending an additional aircraft, a Boeing 777, to the Caribbean today to repatriate passengers who have been stranded following the devastation of the island of Grenada by Hurricane Ivan.
The extra flight departed London-Gatwick Airport at 2 p.m. local time today and will arrive in Barbados at 7:15 p.m. It will depart Barbados for London-Gatwick at 8:15 p.m. this evening.
Though Grenada Airport is currently closed to large aircraft, smaller aircraft can operate. Since Tuesday when Hurricane Ivan struck the island, travellers have been transported to Barbados on shuttle services by LIAT, Caribbean Star and on small charter aircraft.