Flights to Haiti cancelled
Flights to the Caribbean island of Haiti have been suspended indefinitely following yesterday’s devastating earthquake.
The country’s airport tower is one of the many buildings damaged by the earthquake – measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale – that hit the south of Haiti yesterday afternoon.
“We are completely out of Haiti today, no scheduled operations — we don’t know yet for how long,” said American Airlines spokesman Tim Smith.
In Port au Prince, the Haitian capital, schools and hospitals collapsed, and even the presidential palace and the UN peacekeeping headquarters crumbled amid the strongest quake to hit the Caribbean in 200 years.
The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office advises UK citizens concerned about relatives in Haiti to contact the FCO on 020 7008 1500.
“You should monitor local and international media reports and follow advice of international agencies and governments,” says the FCO website.
The overall FCO travel advice to Haiti remains unchanged. See our Haiti travel guide for the latest update.
