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American Airways indefinitely suspends flights to Haiti

American Airways indefinitely suspends flights to Haiti from MIA


American Airlines indefinitely suspends flights to Haiti from MIA

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miami – American Airways is no longer resuming daily service from Miami to Toussaint Louverture World Airport in Port-au-Prince.

Our information partner miami herald Was the first person to record the scoop.

American had to start with suspended flights until February 12. This ban is now indefinite.

A spokesperson for the US-based service said it would review the possible resumption of daily service from Miami World Airport to Haiti through a major US airline in 2025.

After this comes the Federal Aviation Administration banned american airlines Then gliding to Haiti for 30 days gangs Shot down 3 planes. Additionally, the United Nations temporarily suspended flights to Port-au-Prince on Tuesday, limiting humanitarian aid entry into the country.

American Airways’ statement reads in part: “American has made the difficult decision to suspend daily service between Miami (MIA) and Port-au-Prince, Haiti (PAP),” the spokesperson said. “We are proud of our more than 50-year commitment to Haiti and we will continue to monitor the situation, assess safety, security and customer demand, and evaluate the return of service. We will actively reach out to affected customers. We will provide them a full refund of their itinerary.”

Some ways to prevent possible violence

Excessive generation, multiple scheduled carriers – including American Airways, JetBlue Airlines and Spirit Airlines – Announced a halt to daily flights to Haiti and confirmed that their planes had crashed during a shootout incident in Haiti’s airspace in early November.

Neither Spirit nor JetBlue have said when or how they will resume flights to Haiti.

JetBlue Airlines operates flights to Port-au-Prince from Fortress Lauderdale-Hollywood World Airport and John F. Kennedy World Airport.

Spirit Airlines, which was flying passengers near Toussaint Louverture World Airport when the shots were fired, also suspended service between Fortress Lauderdale and Cap-Haïtien in the north of the country.

Negative passengers were injured.

What does this heartlessness represent for Haitians in America and Haiti?

The ban on industrial and cargo flights has caused serious problems for Haitians. Roads in and out of the capital are managed through armed gangs, and at the peak of the landslide the two primary roads connecting Cap-Haïtien and the capital were buried.

Those flying out of the capital have to pay $2,500 for travel on a government-leased helicopter or a privately chartered helicopter with a 20-pound weight restriction for the purpose of relocating security forces to hot spots. Does matter. ,

The FAA first placed all of Haiti under a flight prohibition. It revised its decision to exclude airports outside the capital.

An alternative airport that could receive industrial global flights is Hugo Chávez World Airport, in the northern city of Cap-Haïtien.

Nowadays, the small airport serves as an air bridge between the country and abroad. The airspace between Haiti and the Dominican Republic is still closed. The Bahamas suspended flights into the country. These days the only direct provider to the US is Haitian-owned First Light Airlines.

Despite this, this has no longer stopped America deporting haitians Back to the rustic. At the last moment, the Area of ​​Birth Place security sent 70 deportees to Cap-Haïtien, despite several days of heavy rains that had flooded the city and prevented everyone from being allowed out of the city to other parts of Haiti. .

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