American Airlines resumes flights to Haiti, providing a vital route into the country

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The U.S. airline has begun flying into northern Haiti on a daily basis, providing a vital route into the country at a time when Americans have few options to get there as the U.S. government advises people to avoid all travel to the Caribbean nation due to security concerns.

A major U.S. airline has begun flying into northern Haiti on a daily basis, providing a vital route into the country at a time when Americans have few options to get there amid U.S. government advice to avoid all travel to the Caribbean nation due to security concerns.

At the start of November, American Airlines relaunched daily non-stop service from Miami to the port city of Cap-Haïtien after a years-long absence that began during the pandemic and persisted through a prolonged period of instability that has followed in Haiti.

"We are ​excited ​to return ​to Haiti," the airline told CBC News via email, pointing to the important link the route provides between the two countries.

Yet the route is resuming at a time when the U.S. State Department is advising people not to travel to Haiti for any reason, as a result of the ongoing state of emergency in the country and general security risks — including crime, kidnapping and unrest. Canada's government is also currently warning people not to visit the country.

Haiti has endured a series of crises, including years of political chaos, widespread gang violence and a related wave of civilian displacement. The country also faces major challenges with hunger at the moment.

The State Department nonetheless sees value in Americans having another way to get to Haiti, telling CBC News that it "welcomes" the airline's new service to Cap-Haïtien — even though its travel advice is unchanged.

"The Trump Administration has no higher priority than the safety and security of Americans," the State Department said.

The return of the American Airlines service between South Florida and the western side of the island of Hispaniola, is likewise welcomed by members of the Haitian community in the U.S.

Wolf Pamphile, the founder and CEO of Haiti Policy House, a Washington, D.C.,-based think-tank, said travel to Haiti has been "very complicated" for those trying to get there from the U.S.

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