American Airlines to resume flights to Haiti on February 19
February 17th, 2010 - 2:31 am ICT by BNO News
FORTH WORTH, TEXAS (BNO NEWS) – American Airlines will resume service into Port-au-Prince, Haiti on February 19, Senior Vice President, Miami, Caribbean and Latin America of American Airlines Inc. Peter Dolara announced on Tuesday.
“All of us at American Airlines and American Eagle have been eager to restore our normal operations into Haiti,” Mr. Dolara said.
American will offer three daily flights departing from Florida; two from the Miami International Airport and one from Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport. In addition, the airline will offer one flight from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport four times a week.
On March 12, American Eagle will begin flights to Haiti from San Juan, Puerto Rico. American Airlines is the first passenger airlines to resume flights into Haiti.
American’s airport facilities in Haiti were repaired within six weeks in an effort in conjunction with the Haitian government and the construction firm Odebrecht.
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