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UNITED NATIONS, Apr 21, CMC – The United Nations is welcoming reports that the Dominican Republic will reopen its airspace to Haiti restoring flights between Santo Domingo and Cap-Haïtien that could begin as early as next month.
“We expect the reopening of the air corridor to help aid agencies to move staff and supplies into northern Haiti,” said UN spokesman, Stéphane Dujarric.
Last weekend, the Dominican Republic and Haiti, which share the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, announced in a joint statement, that they have agreed to reopen their airspace allowing flights between their countries for the first time in more than two years.
“This measure seeks to facilitate mobility, boost economic ties and strengthen relations between both countries,” according to the joint statement issued after a meeting between foreign ministers Roberto Álvarez of Dominican Republic and Raina Forbin of Haiti.
The Dominican Republic closed its airspace with Haiti in March 2024, citing the high levels of insecurity in the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country following the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse on July 7, 2021.
The Dominican Republic had only permitted humanitarian flights.
Dujarric told the daily UN press briefing that the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has welcome “the renewed dialogue and cooperation efforts between the Dominican Republic and Haiti”.
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