Its over…. all safe..

A gunman who was holding six crew members hostage on board a passenger jet at an airport in Jamaica has surrendered.

Police said the man had been disarmed and arrested.

The remaining hostages – the crew of a CanJet plane on a runway in Montego Bay – have been released unharmed, government officials said.

The rest of the passengers were released earlier and taken to nearby Cornwall Regional Hospital, some suffering from shock.

The suspect, believed to be armed with a handgun, is a Jamaican national aged about 20, according to information minister Daryl Vaz, who described him as “mentally challenged”.

The man demanded to be flown to Cuba after he forced his way on board the charter flight on the tarmac at Sangster International Airport.

He gained access through a security entrance around 10.30pm local time (0330 GMT) using several fake indentification cards.

At least one shot was fired inside the Canada-bound plane, according to reports but police said no one was wounded.

“Flight 918 was carrying 182 passengers and crew,” Canadian charter airline Canjet said in a statement.

“All passengers have been safely removed from the aircraft, but CanJet crew and the armed man remain on board.

“Our understanding is that no harm has come to anyone remaining on board,” it added.

Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding and his national security minister, Dwight Nelson, travelled to Montego Bay to take charge of the situation in the Caribbean nation’s prime tourist resort.