Santo Domingo.- The President of the Civil Aviation Board (JAC), José Marte Piantini, has refuted claims regarding the opening of an air bridge between the Joaquín Balaguer (La Isabela) and María Montés airports in Barahona with Haiti, as announced by the United Nations mission in Haiti.
The JAC’s press department has confirmed to N Digital that the only existing resolution in force concerning Haiti is the one establishing airspace regulations, amidst the escalating violence in the neighboring country over recent weeks.
Reports emerged yesterday regarding the United Nations’ intention to establish an “air bridge” between Haiti and the Dominican Republic to facilitate the flow of humanitarian aid to the crisis-hit nation, as announced by the UN mission in Haiti.
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“The United Nations in Haiti is actively working towards establishing an air bridge with the Dominican Republic to ensure the smooth transportation of aid and personnel,” the mission stated. They further mentioned plans to temporarily relocate some personnel outside of the country and anticipate the arrival of additional crisis response personnel.
Amidst dire circumstances in Haiti, where four million people are facing acute food insecurity, with one million on the brink of famine, the director of the UN food agency in the region, Jean-Martin Bauer, raised concerns during a virtual press conference. He emphasized the alarming situation exacerbated by recent spikes in gang violence, which have further displaced 15,000 people in Port-au-Prince during the first weekend of March alone.
Source: N Digital