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Monday 13 February RNW - NEWS, ANALYSIS AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION IN 10 LANGUAGES, WORLDWIDE 24/7 ON RADIO, TV AND ONLINE

First commercial flight to Haiti since quake

Published on 20 February 2010 - 9:19am
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The first commercial flight has landed in Haiti since last month's devastating earthquake.

The American Airlines plane arrived from Miami carrying 132 passengers. A pilot waved a Haitian flag from the cockpit window. A band playing Creole music in the terminal greeted their arrival.

The quake that struck the capital Port-au-Prince on 12 January severely damaged the airport. It kept operating after flight control was taken over by the US army but only rescue workers and relief supplies were being flown in.

 

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