Turks and Caicos Islands Airports Authority (TCIAA) is one of the few aviation authorities worldwide to continue international travel to Haiti, despite the country’s growing civil unrest and the closure of Toussaint-Louverture airport.
Haiti continues to become more isolated after the Federal Aviation Administration placed a 30-day ban on all US-based commercial flights to Haiti, on Nov. 12.
This was after Spirit Airlines reported, that one of their commercial jets was struck by bullets while it flew over Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, on Nov. 11.
No passengers were hurt.
Sunrise Airways – founded and hubbed in Haiti, is one of many airlines that suspended flights to Haiti’s capital. However, the airline continues to offer connected flights to northern Haiti through Providenciales International Airport in Turks and Caicos, with two flights per day.
Bahamasair and InterCaribbean Airways also offer flights to northern Haiti on select dates and times.
Meanwhile, flights to Haiti from the Dominican Republic – the only country to share an island with Haiti – are still suspended.
And international airlines not governed by the FAA, such as Air France, and Air Caraïbes, have also suspended their flights to Haiti.
Furthermore, JetBlue and American Airlines also reported being hit by gunfire after post-flight inspections showed bullet holes on the bottom of their commercial planes, after taking off from Haiti.
Since the growing unrest, The Ouest Department – one of Haiti’s administrative divisions that includes Port-au-Prince – was put under a state of emergency in March of 2024.
Haitian authorities have since extended the state of emergency for the entire County in September.
