FAA Extends Suspension of U.S. Flights to Port-au-Prince

U.S. airlines canceled their flights on March 4, 2024, resumed operations nearly three months later, and then canceled them again in November 2024 after gangs opened fire on three American planes. As a result, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) continues to prohibit U.S. airlines from serving Port-au-Prince.

The FAA has extended its ban on U.S. aircraft landing in the Haitian capital until September 2025. This marks the third flight restriction since November 2024, when armed groups fired at three planes—American Airli