Haiti’s main international airport reopens a month after gang gunfire forced it to close

Associated Press

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s main international airport has reopened to commercial flights, one month after gangs opened fire on planes. It was the second closing this year because of gang violence. Soldiers and police along with a U.N.-backed mission have boosted security in the area, and Haiti’s government said a test flight was successful. However, there were no flights and no passengers Wednesday afternoon. A Federal Aviation Administration ban on U.S. airlines flying to the Caribbean country is in place until Thursday. Gangs now control about 85% of Haiti’s capital.