Haiti Travel

InterCaribbean Airways New Jamaica-Haiti Flights

New InterCaribbean Routes to Increase Travel to Haiti

Regional airline, InterCaribbean Airways (ICA), will inaugurate new routes to serve the region. Already new non-stop service between Kingston and Port-au-Prince, and Port-au-Prince to Santo Domingo has begun.

ICA CEO Trevor Sadler says, ". . . these new routes . . . give . . . choices and more connectivity across the Caribbean . . . to the vacation visitor" The new routes will also make possible growth for Haiti's economy as business travel increases.

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Here is a picture of Haiti International Airport during the government of Dumarsais estime.

The History Of Toussaint Louverture International Airport. Toussaint L'Ouverture is the busiest Haitian international airport located in Tabarre, near Port-au-Prince. In the beginning, during the 1940s, it had been both a military and civil airport. Later, during 1950s and 1960s, it served as a U.S. military base in Haiti. In 1965, with the grant money collected from the "People of Haiti" (lottery, taxes, etc.,) and the U.S. government, the airport was developed in the name of then President François Duvalier. In 1986, it was renamed as Port-au-Prince International Airport. The name was changed again in 2003 by President Jean Bertrand Aristide in the honor of the Haitian revolutionary leader of Toussaint Louverture. The airport was severely damaged in the 2010 earthquake. President Martelly has opened the newly repaired arrival terminal on 25 November 2012. The main building serves as the International terminal. It houses two-story concrete and glass structure, few retail stores. Immigration and check-in facilities are located on the ground floor. The "Guy Malary Terminal" is used for domestic flights. There are specified areas for general aviation and cargo flight. The airport has three jet bridges, mobile stairs, and the ramp can handle 12 planes. There is a renewal program that to be completed by 2015.

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On August 8, 2014, I had a chance to visit Airline Ticketing Center in Little Haiti to evaluate how they have been delivering services to their consumers. It is located in a great location, at the corner of 82nd Street and 2nd Avenue, NE. This is considered a prime location for business in the Little Haiti area as many Haitians see first thing as they travel in the busy NE 2nd Avenue. You just can't miss it.

The appearance was very impressive at Airline Ticketing Center in Little Haiti. You enter a room clean and well organized. There are plenty of space to seat while waiting for the next available agent to serve you. Don't worry about it, you will not have to wait that long anyway. This site is really not crowded. While I was there, it did not take me even thirty seconds for someone to ask me how she could help me.

Although I received prompt and quick services at Airline Ticketing Center in Little Haiti, the reception was far from being warmth. Like many other Haitian businesses, Airline Ticketing Center in Little Haiti suffers from lack of customer service skills. It was not long before I realized that the person who was serving me was not willing to go out of her way to help. Instead, she was ready to refer me to the next staff member just for a simple question. In addition, they were not able to give me a business card.

This is not surprising and for a Haitian business in little Haiti, that is considered to be normal. The Haitian customer usually does not ask for much and sometime forget that they are the one keeping these people in business.

Airline Ticketing Center in Little Haiti
8200 NE 2nd Avenue
Miami, FL 33138
(305) 751-1889

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The Haitian Government has spoken and taken some decisions to reduce the risk of Ebola epidemic to reach Haiti, A notice has been issued by Dr. Florence Guillaume, Minister of Public Health and Population (MSPP).

Travelers from Guinea, Liberia or Sierra Leone have been put on notice.

The Public Health Minister said nationals or visitors arriving from West African countries can enter Haiti within a 28-day period after they have left such countries.

Once reaching a Haitian port-of-call they must show a government-authorized health card, documenting they have had the mandatory blood test for Ebola.

Ministry of Health asks all ministries in touch with ports, airports, and borders for strict compliance to lessen the odds of contamination by Ebola in Haiti.

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Hotel Beck is located in the second city in Haiti called Cap-Haitian. It is one of the top Hotels in the city ready to welcome you and also to offer you a comfortable stay in Cap-Haitian while you are discovering all the great historic sites in the region.

Hotel Beck has a reputation for knowing how to offer the best of business and pleasure to their guests. From sites that take advantage of the high-end scenery of the city view to every amenity that could become necessary, like sprawling conference rooms or guided tours of nearby attractions such as The Citadele Laferriere, Sans Souci Palace, the Cap-Haitian quarter and some Sugar Cane Plantations of the colonization period. Hotel Beck in Cap-Haitien remains the country's most important aspect of the tourism industry.

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Here is a picture the Graduating class of Haitian students in Hospitality and Tourism in Antigua

Even the historic inaugural arrival of the first flight of an international airline service into anywhere other than the capital wasn't enough to overshadow the achievements of nine new members of the Haitian tourism industry. Widely considered as the country's way forward, the field will have much to offer the students who spent two years in Antigua learning the essential skills in hospitality and tourism. The group received their certificates and were celebrated in a ceremony at the Plaza Hotel.

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Here is a picture of the CoHata d'Haiti logo and airline, the original Haitian Airline

Before it ended operations in 1974, the Haitian airline, CoHata d'Haiti, was the country's domestic airline with an operation between the capital and another 7 of its major cities. The fleet of Douglas DC-3 planes were operated by pilots and co-pilots that were American trained, and it maintained a glowing record of having no customer or crew injuries and no accidents throughout its years of operation which began in 1942.

CoHata d'Haiti, also maintained a high standard with the constant overhauling of its engines and planes.

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Here is a picture of the original Cap-Haitian Airport before it was fully restored and renovated

With its new, longer and wider runway, plus other amenities added in preparation for the airport's renovation and subsequent acceptance of commercial flights from an international carrier in Cap-Haitien, the Hugo Chavez airport welcomed the likes of the nation's President and Minister of Tourism among its first guests. The airport boasts a fully renovated and restored facade, to be further equipped by a fire station, and a 8,500 feet by 138 feet runway. Other amenities will be provided at the hosted terminals for IBC Airways, Sunrise Airways, interCaribbean Airways and Tortug'Air.

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American Airlines (AA) has begun to schedule daily non-stop service from Miami International Airport to Cap-Haitien's Hugo Chavez International Airport.

AA executive Art Torno said the new route will play a key role in helping ". . . to develop the north coast and open up this historically significant destination."

Passengers flying out of Cap-Haitien on Boeing 737-800s will be able to connect to dozens of destinations in the U.S., Europe, the Caribbean, and South America.

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What you are looking at is an old Military airplane from Corps d'Aviation d'Haiti.

In 1943 Corps d'Aviation d'Haiti was established with an air base at the Haitian Air Force field. The U.S. sent training aircraft F-51D Mustangs and F-48D-40s.

Fighter aircraft was updated as necessary, but Presidents Estime and Magloire took advantage of the air power the U.S. gave it and used it during coup d'etats.

The U.S. suspended use of its aircraft during certain of these periods. In 1994 the Corps d'Aviation d'Haiti was dissolved when the UN arrived.

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