At an airport in Puerto Cortes, Jack Thorne watches Ian Malcolm and Eddie Carr assist workers in securing large cargo containers that house their field vehicles to two large Huey helicopters. An airport official checks Thorne's papers, and repeatedly asks Thorne if they are adequately prepared as there are no fuel stations or any sort of help for them on Isla Sorna if they get into trouble. Thorne tells the man they are prepared, and with a little luck will be on the island less than 24 hours. The man remarks that its odd that a permit to travel to the island was granted at all; a few years earlier the government had issues with one of the islands and forbade tourists to travel to any of them.