AA goes back into Haiti

Monday, 17 Feb, 2010 0

American Airlines will resume flights to disaster-struck Haiti this Friday.

The carrier will fly from Miami to Port-au-Prince, the carrier said.

American’s senior vice president Mexico, the Caribbean and Latin America Peter Dolara said: "All of us at American Airlines and American Eagle have been eager to restore our normal operations into Haiti. These flights serve as major milestones toward helping the country rebuild. With commercial air service restored, we can better connect loved ones and provide consistent transportation to and from Haiti."

There have been no flights to the Caribbean island since the massive earthquake on January 12 apart from relief missions into Port-au-Prince’s Toussaint L’Ouverture International Airport.

Haiti‘s consul general in Florida for the southern US Ralph Latortue said: “We have begun our journey to recover from the catastrophic earthquake, but with support from companies like American Airlines, we hope it won’t be nearly as long.  We are very grateful to American Airlines and American Eagle for their continued commitment to Haiti. Not only are they the first passenger airlines to return to Haiti, they were the first commercial airlines to start bringing relief supplies to help our people."
 
American will offer two daily nonstop flights to Port-au-Prince from Miami International Airport, one a day from Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport and four flights a week from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport.


 

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