As the violence in Haiti intensifies, the airports have been closed.
Miami Herald reports that although airspace may be closed, those with money and connections are still finding their way out of the troubled country.
A united front of ruthless armed gangs had seized Haiti’s two largest prisons about a week ago. They freed prisoners and forced the suspension of flights at the capital’s international and domestic airports.
However, for three days after the airports were closed, staff at diplomatic missions in Port-au-Prince scrambled to escape the gang-fueled chaos. Staff of embassies and wealthy foreigners stranded in the country are contacting air travel companies in Miami and the neighbouring Dominican Republic to get out of the country,
However, considering the violence in the country, the flights are exorbitant. They run, in some cases, to tens of thousands of dollars. The chopper companies are also facing difficulties in their bids to obtain flight approval from Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic.
Although the United Nations announced that it wanted to relocate some of its Port-au-Prince staff to the Dominican Republic, it has yet to get approval to do so.
Several European nations had successfully evacuated some of their staff. The United States also evacuated its non-essential staff.
Meanwhile, the Prime Minister Ariel Henry is not in the country.
