Since traffic is heavy and landing slots are needed for larger aircraft that can carry more cargo and personnel, AOPA recommends that instead of volunteering to fly down supplies, small-aircraft owner/pilots donate what the flight would have cost them:
U.S. airlines are flying in relief supplies, but because of a lack of functioning security screening, the U.S. won't let them evacuate most American visitors back out, so the flights are returning empty:
Here's a blog entry from a family working in Haiti, apparently as missionaries, though the content is purely secular. Passengers arriving at PAP have to walk a long distance outside to the terminal, which is not always possible during rainy season due to flooding:
Ouest Department, Haiti
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Post-quake: donate instead of flying
🔗 Tue, 19 Jan 2010
— @david at Toussaint Louverture International Airport, Haiti
Since traffic is heavy and landing slots are needed for larger aircraft that can carry more cargo and personnel, AOPA recommends that instead of volunteering to fly down supplies, small-aircraft owner/pilots donate what the flight would have cost them:
http://www.aopa.org/advocacy/articles/2010/100114haiti.html
Post-quake: U.S. airliners returning empty
🔗 Tue, 19 Jan 2010
— @david at Toussaint Louverture International Airport, Haiti
U.S. airlines are flying in relief supplies, but because of a lack of functioning security screening, the U.S. won't let them evacuate most American visitors back out, so the flights are returning empty:
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/item.aspx?type=blog&ak=15626.blog
Blog entry about this airport
🔗 Sun, 29 Mar 2009
— @david at Toussaint Louverture International Airport, Haiti
Here's a blog entry from a family working in Haiti, apparently as missionaries, though the content is purely secular. Passengers arriving at PAP have to walk a long distance outside to the terminal, which is not always possible during rainy season due to flooding:
http://bleshblog.wordpress.com/2009/03/02/pouring-raintroubled-pap-airport/
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