'Devastating': Nonprofit founder says flight ban pauses plans to build school in Haiti
A nonprofit CEO says the flight ban into and out of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, has disrupted plans for humanitarian aid there, including the building of a school in Cap-Haitien.
Judith Joseph described the current violence and political turmoil in Haiti — a place she calls home — as heartbreaking and devastating.
“We cannot explain the feeling, what’s going on right now,” Joseph said. “For me, it’s very emotional.”
“The gangs, the gangs, my God,” she said. “The country, it’s like run by gangs now.”
That violence is what caused the FAA to ban flights for at least 30 days to and from the country after a Spirit Airlines flight was shot at seven times in Port-au-Prince before returning to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Monday.
Haitian National Police officers patrol the area near Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Aug. 12, 2024.Clarens Siffroy / AFP via Getty Images fileA JetBlue flight to New York and an American Airlines flight returning to Miami were also shot on the same day. Both airlines reported discovering the bullet damage after a post-flight inspection.
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