During the night of Wednesday, November 4th to Thursday, November 5th, several premises at Grand-Case airport, including car rental offices and storage spaceswere forced open and vandalized.
The precise circumstances of thebreaking in and the extent of the thefts remain to be determined. Investigators are notably exploiting the CCTV footage in an attempt to identify the perpetrators. Several vehicles in the airport parking lot were also reportedly damaged.
In a statement, the prefect of Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin, Cyrille Le Vély, condemned the acts of "intrusion, theft, and vandalism," stating that they compromised the security of an infrastructure essential to the territory, to its operation and its image. He also provided support to the businesses and staff directly affected. The mobilization of airport teams The intervention of emergency services on site helped to limit the impact on air operations. Check-in and boarding were able to resume at 8:00 a.m. this Thursday morning. Air traffic was thus maintained, despite some very minor disruptions at the start of the day. The investigation continues under the authority of the public prosecutor's office.
