After more than two years of halted cross-border air connectivity spurred by Haiti’s worsening domestic security upheaval, Haiti and the Dominican Republic have formally announced the resumption of commercial passenger and cargo flights between the two Caribbean neighbors, set to launch on May 30. The confirmation came Thursday in an official release from Haiti’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship, which also specified that all flights will operate through Cabo Haitiano International Airport, located in Haiti’s northern administrative region.
Commercial air travel between the two countries, which share the island of Hispaniola, was first suspended on March 5, 2022. The halt came in direct response to rapidly escalating violence driven by powerful armed gangs across Haiti, where widespread gang-linked attacks, armed robberies, systematic kidnappings, and other violent criminal activity have plunged the country into profound political and social instability. The suspension cut off a key travel and trade link that thousands of people relied on for work, family visits, and cross-border commerce.
The decision to restart services followed a high-level bilateral meeting held on April 17 between Dominican Republic Foreign Minister Roberto Álvarez and his Haitian counterpart Raina Forbin. The talks took place at the Codevi Industrial Park, situated just meters from the two nations’ shared land border. In its official statement, the Haitian government emphasized that the reopening of air links marks a key milestone in broader efforts to rebuild regional connectivity and strengthen collaborative ties with its closest neighbor. It further reaffirmed Haiti’s long-term commitment to upholding constructive, mutually respectful dialogue and cooperative relations with Dominican authorities, anchored in principles of good neighborliness.