The country touts the reopening as a ‘turning point’ for the economy, after the hub was shut down for a month because of growing gang violence
Haiti’s government hailed the reopening of the capital’s Toussaint Louverture International Airport on Wednesday, touting it in a statement as a “turning point” for the economy, after the hub was shut down for a month due to growing gang violence.aviation authority was released early Wednesday in a brief post, stating that the airport had resumed normal operations, but it was unclear when the first commercial flights would resume since a U.S.
Raging gangland violence has hit the capital especially hard, aggravating a prolonged social and political crisis on the Caribbean island nation, which also included shots fired at commercial planes in November that provoked carriers to suspend flights. A separate statement from Haiti’s interim government dated Tuesday but released on Wednesday, noted that airport security has been boosted to include new patrols and checkpoints around the facility in co-ordination with national police, soldiers as well as the small Kenyan-led international force backed by the United Nations.
“This decision is part of a strategic approach aimed at restoring a secure environment and relaunching economic activities,” according to the government statement.
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