Plane travel In HAiti

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has prohibited United States planes from going to and from Haiti for the next 30 days. Due to the recent attacks, the FAA has issued an order that all US airplanes may not be within 10,000 feet of Haiti. Recently, all plane activity in Haiti was halted by gun and gang violence.

On Monday, November 11th, a JetBlue plane departed from Haiti. While attempting to reach New York City the aircraft was intercepted by a bullet. JetBlue airplanes stated that they were halting flights in Haiti until December 2 due to recent incidents. On that same Monday, a Spirit airplane attempted to comfortably land in Haiti, at Port-au-Prince, from Fort Lauderdale. After being shot repeatedly, the crew redirected the plane and luckily “diverted and landed safely in Santiago, Dominican Republic,” according to a representative at Spirit Airlines. Fortunately, there were no reports of fatal injuries from passengers, and only one flight attendant was injured. This pattern didn’t stop with Spirit Airlines. Flight  819 on American Airlines was also violently attacked by bullets, causing them to seek safe landing grounds elsewhere. Following the incident, American Airlines released the news of the attack, announcing that their "service between Miami and Port-au-Prince has now been suspended through Feb. 12.” and would “continue to monitor the situation with safety and security top of mind and will adjust our operation as needed.” In addition, American Airlines announced that their support for Miami and Haiti will continue, despite the recent occurrences. "America has made the difficult decision to suspend daily service between Miami (MIA) and Port-au-Prince, Haiti (PAP). 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. We will proactively reach out to impacted customers to offer a full refund of their travel itinerary,” stated American Airlines. 

An individual representing the US noted that the resumption of all airplane operations might not be achieved until the end of  2025. On Tuesday, November 12, the United Nations temporarily suspended airplanes going to and from Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti. Spirit Airlines, JetBlue Airways, and American Airlines announced they would suspend airplane operations to and from Haiti, due to the recent planes attacked by gunfire. The FAA and Federal Aviation Administration additionally prohibited all US airplanes from departing and landing from Haiti for the next 30 days. With all operations temporarily suspended, the future of aviation in Haiti is uncertain, reflecting the growing urgency to restore stability and safety in air travel.