LatinNews Daily - 09 November 2026

Haiti: On 1 November Haiti’s public works, transportation and communications (MPTPC) ministry announced the official resumption of services by US airline American Airlines to Haiti, marking the airline’s return after nearly two years of interruption. The airline’s inaugural flight from Miami arrived at Cap-Haïtien International Airport in Cap-Haïtien, capital of Nord department, marking the restoration of daily flights between Miami and Cap-Haïtien. Operated by an all-Haitian crew, the flight marked the airline’s return to Cap-Haïtien, after more than six years. The airline is the first major US carrier to resume flights to Haiti after these were suspended following attacks by gangs targeting aircraft over Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince. The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced in November 2024 that it was imposing restrictions on civil aviation flights into Haiti, a ban since extended on various occasions. On 1 September 2026 the FAA announced it was extending its ban until 2 March 2027 in designated areas which include Port-au-Prince but do not include Cap-Haïtien. Flights outside the restricted areas are permitted under the notice.