The Gleaner/Power 106 News Centre has been informed that the hijacker who is from a Montego Bay community had airport passes resembling legitimate access cards.
The hijacker has been identified as Steven Fray.
Last night a top-level airport official reported that camera footage showed that the man was detected from he was inside the airport terminal.
The official says the man threatened personnel in the terminal before proceeding to the aircraft.
But still, he was not restrained because there were no armed security personnel in the terminal.
And the senior official at MBJ Airports Limited says armed security personnel are not usually in the terminal.
According him this is an internationally accepted practice.
Its reported that as soon as the man boarded the flight he issued orders that he wanted to go to Cuba.
The CanJet chartered flight was scheduled to stop in Cuba before heading to Halifax, Canada.
At the time the hijacker took control, the 169 passengers and five crewmembers aboard were preparing to take off in minutes.
The incident, though isolated has raised serious concerns about airport security.
Last night the Gleaner/Power 106 News Centre asked the senior MBJ official whether it was time to reintroduce armed security officials in the terminal.
But he says this should not be considered.
The MBJ Airport official insisted that the incident was isolated and was clearly not a terrorist attack.
FRAY a GAZA THUG..lol.. a mi fi tell yuh.. money youth to.. mi nuh think him mad still.. just that when man a get bun them always seems fi loose them mine
mi knw di crazy boi enu...e mussi all live ina mi community...hopefully nt styl ...luuzer dat ooman a dangerous ppl but dat nuh mean u fi guh hijack...d girl luk gud doh jus lyk her sista...big up dem family [no name callin mobay man dem knw wagwan]
Dis na have nuitting fe do wit airport security!! most airports have un armed guard!! what dem want treat people like animal!! but if ya notice it's mostly against the black dem want to always add more gun!!
Me say F dat! this is like one incident in how many yrs easy !! tink bout the people who hungry spend ya money deh!! To ratted! !!