American Airlines has indefinitely suspended its daily flights between Miami (MIA) and Port-au-Prince (PAP), Haiti, due to rising safety concerns.
The airline confirmed the news on December 9, 2024, stating that the suspension will last until late 2025. Initially, American’s flights to Port-au-Prince’s Toussaint Louverture International Airport (PAP) were only paused until February 12, 2024.
“We are proud of our more than 50-year-commitment to Haiti and we will continue to monitor the situation, assessing safety, security, and customer demand, in evaluating a return of service,” the airline’s spokesperson said in a statement seen by CBS News. “We will proactively reach out to impacted customers to offer a full refund of their travel itinerary.”
On November 12, 2024, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) prohibited US air carriers and commercial operators “from operating at altitudes from surface up to 10,000 feet in the territory and airspace of Haiti” following multiple reports of gunfire incidents involving US carriers in the area.
In early November 2024, US airlines, including Spirit Airlines, American Airlines, and JetBlue Airways, reported that their aircraft were hit by gunfire while flying in Haitian airspace.
On November 21, 2024, the FAA eased restrictions, announcing that US flights to six airports in Haiti could restart. However, the flight bans to Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince will stay in effect until December 12, 2024.
According to the latest update from the US Embassy in Port-au-Prince from December 5, 2024, traveling to Haiti is still not recommended at this time.
“Due to continued violence throughout Port-au-Prince and near the US Embassy, regular appointments for visas and American Citizen Services are canceled until further notice,” officials at the US Embassy in Port-au-Prince said.
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