Haiti Govt. blocks Santo Domingo-Port-au-Prince flights: Dominican airline

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Santo Domingo.- The Dominican-based airline Air Century on Wednesday said Haitian authorities hinder its request to ply the El Higuero -Toussaint L’Overture route, from Santo Domingo and Port-au-Prince respectively,  despite complying with requirements.

Air Century president Omar Chahin said the carrier has a license from the Dominican Civil Aviation Board (JAC) to operate the route since 2015, but Haiti’s National Civil Aviation Office (OFNAC) has yet to approve its operations.

He said they requested the permit from OFNAC on July 28, 2015, but after many visits to its headquarters, that agency claims their documents have been lost. “We have yet to receive a response to our request.”

In a statement, Chahin said the hurdles has prompted his airline to ask that the JAC demand compliance by Haiti authorities of the agreement in the Joint Dominico-Haitian Bilateral Commission signed Nov. 20, 2014, which in  his view, stresses the two countries’ reciprocity as multiple destinations.

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