American Airlines will no longer resume flights to Haiti in February as gang violence has worsened in the Caribbean country.
A spokesperson for the airline told FOX Business in a statement that it will continue to evaluate a possible return to service of a daily flight from Miami International Airport into Haiti."American has made the difficult decision to suspend daily service between Miami and Port-au-Prince, Haiti ," the spokesperson said.
On Sunday, the National Human Rights Defense Network said a gang murdered at least 110 people over the age of 60 in Haiti's Cite Soleil slum when its leader suspected they caused his child’s illness through witchcraft, Reuters reported. Gang members used machetes and knives to carry out the deadly violence, the organization said.
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