The city of Gonaïves will have its Airport
On Wednesday, a meeting on the construction of Gonaïves Airport in Morne Blanc brought together notably Olivier Jean General Director of the National Office of Civil Aviation (OFNAC), Colonel Irving Mehu, Director General of the National Airport Authority (AAN) and Senator of the Artibonite Carl Murat Cantave.Asked about the cost of this airport, Olivier Jean was very discreet and did not release any amount, stressing that the project was in the field study phase...Yves Mozart Augustin, the Director of Planning and Engineering at the AAN, said that the study is currently being carried out on the best place to build this airport, and he believes that the construction of this infrastructure will last two years.Colonel Irving Mehu, who confirmed with Olivier Jean that the city of Gonaïves will soon have its airport, recalled that the AAN was working to satisfy the travelers all over the country, citing other projects of large scale to come such as the expansion of the parking lot, the reorganization of the diplomatic hall and the reconstruction of the building of the fire brigade of the Toussaint Louverture Airport.By: HaitiLibre | September 30, 2017
Haiti's Main International Airport Flooded By Downpour
The terminal at the Haitian capital's international airport has been flooded after a sustained downpour transformed some low-lying Port-au-Prince streets into brown rivers.Videos circulating on social media show passengers up to their ankles in water inside Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince.
Irving Mehu is director general of Haiti's airports authority. He says the Port-au-Prince airport's arrival and departure zones were flooded by the Tuesday downpour.In a statement, Mehu apologized to travelers for the "disturbing situation." He indicated that no flights were grounded by the deluge, saying "all services of the airport operate as usual."It wasn't immediately clear if there were any deaths or injuries in the crowded capital from the latest spring rains.Much of Haiti is saturated from downpours in recent days. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — May 2, 2017