Following the decision of the Ministry of the Interior to no longer allow passengers from 6 countries classified as Red Zone : China, South Korea, Italy, Iran, France and Germany to disembark directly in Haiti to avoid the introduction of the Covid-19 in Haiti https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-30226-haiti-flash-covid-19-passengers-from-6-countries-can-no-longer-disembark-directly-in-haiti.html, Air Caraïbes has decided to suspend its flights to Haiti from this Wednesday from Wednesday March 11 to Tuesday June 16.

Maritza Gattereau, Representative of Air Caraïbes in Haiti explains this decision on the one hand because Air Caraïbe has a direct flight between Haiti and France and is directly affected by this ban and on the other hand, the airline would not like to be pointed as the one who introduced Covid-19 to Haiti. Air Caraïbes is awaiting clarification on this measure from the Interior Ministry.

At Air France, the flights are maintained for the moment, the company indicates not to have been officially notified by the Ministry of the Interior, but to have learned the information on social networks, explained the official of the French company in Haiti. He claims that he was unable to obtain explanations from the authorities concerned, recalling that his planes arrive from Pointe-à-Pitre, Cayenne, Fort-de France and not from metropolitan France classified red, but only if the Ministry of the Interior confirms this ban for all French territories, Air France will respect this decision and apply it...

It is noted that in France, on the site of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Haiti is indeed listed as a country imposing travel restrictions on France.

Last Minute : The President of the United States Donald Trump during a solemn address from the Oval Office of the White House, has just banned for 30 days all passenger flights to the USA from Europe from midnight Friday March 13, 2020.

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-30226-haiti-flash-covid-19-passengers-from-6-countries-can-no-longer-disembark-directly-in-haiti.html

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