Wed, Feb 17, 2010
American Airlines Will Be The First To Fly Into
Port-au-Prince
American Airlines says it will resume regular scheduled
service into Port-au-Prince, Haiti on Friday, the first carrier to
do so. Commercial airliners stopped flying into the airport when a
magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit the island nation January 12th.
The first flight will depart from American's hub at Miami
International Airport at 6:40 a.m. EST, arriving at Port-au-Prince
at 8:35 a.m. EST. "All of us at American Airlines and American
Eagle have been eager to restore our normal operations into Haiti,"
said Peter Dolara, American's Senior Vice President – Mexico,
the Caribbean and Latin America. "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."
American will offer three daily nonstop flights – two from
Miami International Airport and one from Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood
International Airport. In addition, American will offer one flight
from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport four times
per week. American will operate flights into Port-au-Prince's
Toussaint L'Ouverture International Airport with its Boeing 737 and
767 aircraft.
Starting March 12, American Eagle will begin new service into
Haiti from its San Juan, Puerto Rico, hub. The airline will offer a
daily nonstop flight as well as two flights through two cities in
the Dominican Republic – Santo Domingo and Santiago. American
Eagle will operate its ATR-72 aircraft on flights into Haiti.
"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," said Ralph Latortue, Consul
General of Haiti in Florida for the Southern U.S. "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."
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