Fri, Jan 15, 2010
11 Flights Circling When Ground Stop Imposed
ANN RealTime Update, 0002EST,
01.15.10: The FAA is now allowing limited operations
(which are being authorized on an “individual basis
depending on their priority”) into Haiti's primary
airport. The airport has experienced extensive problems due to its
single runway and limited ramp space. With serious issues with
electrical power on site, air traffic control outages, severely
strained ground handling resources and the ever-present problems
created by physical damage from the earthquake, operations are
expected to be rationed carefully for the foreseeable future. US
military carrier operations with a number of helicopters is
expected to commence shortly and may relieve much of the need for
island transport and may provide some limited refueling
options.
Original Report: Civilian flights into Haiti
were halted late Thursday morning at the request of the Haitian
government due to overcrowded conditions at Toussaint L'Ouverture
International Airport. The government said there was no room for
arriving aircraft on the ramp, and no fuel available for departing
aircraft.
Multiple media sources including the Associated Press report
that the FAA ordered the ground stop after the Haitian government
said it would no longer allow incoming flights, according to an
official who wished to remain anonymous because he was not
authorized to speak to the press. At the time of the order halting
flights, there were 11 aircraft circling the airport. There was no
place to park the arriving airplanes,and no fuel available, the
official said.
The control tower at the airport in Port-au-Prince was destroyed
Tuesday's earthquake. The U.S. military is currently conducting
operations at the Toussaint L'Ouverture airport.
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