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Gangs attack arriving flights at Port-au-Prince international airport

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Toussaint Louverture International Airport (PAP) in Port-au-Prince is again closed to commercial traffic after gangs attacked both outgoing and incoming flights. As reported, a Spirit Airlines flight from Miami suffered several impacts, while damages to an earlier departing JetBlue flight were minor and not detected until the flight had reached its final destination in New York.

Speaking during the Monday, 11 November 2024 routine La Semanal press conference, President Luis Abinader called the attacks on the commercial flights “acts of terrorism” and called for the international community to declare as terrorist organizations the gangs in Haiti.

During the weekly La Semanal press conference, President Abinader stated:“That’s an act of terrorism. If the countries that are monitoring and assisting Haiti don’t declare these groups, these gangs, who are firing on a plane...
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PAP airport today

Arrivals Show all arrivals
TIMEFLIGHTFROMAIRLINEAIRCRAFTSTATUS
1:45 PMS6139Les Cayes (CYA)Sunrise AirwaysJ32Canceled
2:30 PMS635Les Cayes (CYA)Sunrise AirwaysEM2Canceled
2:30 PMS641Les Cayes (CYA)Sunrise AirwaysJ32Scheduled
3:00 PMS615Cap-Haitien (CAP)Sunrise AirwaysEM2Canceled
4:30 PMS637Les Cayes (CYA)Sunrise AirwaysEM2Canceled
4:30 PMS639Les Cayes (CYA)Sunrise AirwaysJ32Canceled
5:00 PMS617Cap-Haitien (CAP)Sunrise AirwaysEM2Canceled
7:00 AMY2131Santo Domingo (JBQ)Air CenturyJ32Scheduled
* All times are in local timezone
Departures Show all departures
TIMEFLIGHTTOAIRLINEAIRCRAFTSTATUS
3:00 PMS638Les Cayes (CYA)Sunrise AirwaysJ32Canceled
3:15 PMS636Les Cayes (CYA)Sunrise AirwaysEM2Canceled
3:30 PMS616Cap-Haitien (CAP)Sunrise AirwaysEM2Canceled
7:30 AMS610Cap-Haitien (CAP)Sunrise AirwaysEM2Scheduled
7:30 AMY2132Santo Domingo (JBQ)Air CenturyJ32Scheduled
7:45 AMS630Les Cayes (CYA)Sunrise AirwaysEM2Scheduled
8:00 AMS6408Panama City (PTY)Sunrise AirwaysER4Scheduled
9:15 AMY2132Santo Domingo (JBQ)Air CenturyJ32Scheduled

Okap airport today, 11/12

Arrivals Show all arrivals
TIMEFLIGHTFROMAIRLINEAIRCRAFTSTATUS
2:00 PMS614Port-au-Prince (PAP)Sunrise AirwaysEM2Canceled
4:00 PMS616Port-au-Prince (PAP)Sunrise AirwaysEM2Canceled
8:00 AMS610Port-au-Prince (PAP)Sunrise AirwaysEM2Scheduled
9:39 AMNK1240Fort Lauderdale (FLL)Spirit Airlines32NCanceled
10:00 AMS612Port-au-Prince (PAP)Sunrise AirwaysEM2Scheduled
10:15 AM9Q501Providenciales (PLS)Caicos Express AirwaysBE1Scheduled
10:45 AMS618Port-au-Prince (PAP)Sunrise AirwaysJ32Scheduled
11:25 AMJY211Providenciales (PLS)InterCaribbean AirwaysE145 (VQ-TLR)Scheduled
* All times are in local timezone
Departures Show all departures
TIMEFLIGHTTOAIRLINEAIRCRAFTSTATUS
2:10 PMFort Pierce (FPR)-DC3 (N200MF)Departed 1:38 PM
2:30 PMS615Port-au-Prince (PAP)Sunrise AirwaysEM2Canceled
4:30 PMS617Port-au-Prince (PAP)Sunrise AirwaysEM2Canceled
8:30 AMS611Port-au-Prince (PAP)Sunrise AirwaysEM2Scheduled
10:30 AMS613Port-au-Prince (PAP)Sunrise AirwaysEM2Scheduled
10:39 AMNK351Fort Lauderdale (FLL)Spirit AirlinesA20NCanceled
10:45 AM9Q502Providenciales (PLS)Caicos Express AirwaysBE1Scheduled
11:15 AMS619Port-au-Prince (PAP)Sunrise AirwaysJ32Scheduled

I'm surprised that the airport is still open. Not sure how wise that is.
 
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I'm still at a bit of a loss as to why any airline would risk flying multi million dollar equipment into a war torn, savage run shit hole that has zero regard for safety and humanity.
Near as I can tell the only ones wanting to go in there are media and the religious fanatics that are trying to change the world. Both of which are really not needed.
 
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melphis said:
I'm still at a bit of a loss as to why any airline would risk flying multi million dollar equipment into a war torn, savage run shit hole that has zero regard for safety and humanity.
Near as I can tell the only ones wanting to go in there are media and the religious fanatics that are trying to change the world. Both of which are really not needed.
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People have family and friends there. This is not really difficult to grasp.
 
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