It’s about to get harder to travel between Miami and Port-au-Prince.
American Airlines canceled its flights between Miami International Airport and Haiti’s Port-au-Prince-Toussaint Louverture International Airport from Aug. 17 to Sept. 8 due to an aircraft delivery delay from Boeing, the company announced this week. One daily flight between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and Port-au-Prince on American will remain during that time.
The reduction, albeit temporary and unrelated to the nation’s political instability, leaves the country with fewer flight options during a period when travel is usually high between its diaspora communities who return for hometown festivals. Last summer, American Airlines canceled its service to Cap-Haïtien. Today, only Spirit Airlines operates international flights from Cap-Haïtien to Fort Lauderdale.
Read more at our news partner the Miami Herald.
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