UN food agency to restart Haiti aid flights after planes hit by gunfire


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  • Tuesday, 19 Nov 2024

FILE PHOTO: A man rushes past members of security forces during clashes between gangs and security forces, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti November 11, 2024. REUTERS/Marckinson Pierre/File Photo

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - The United Nations Humanitarian Air Service will restart food aid flights to Haiti on Wednesday after around a week's hiatus and resolving regulatory issues, according to a statement from the U.N. World Food Programme, which manages the service.

The United Nations paused flights to Haiti's capital last Tuesday, a day after gangs hit three commercial planes with gunfire, prompting the U.S. aviation regulator to ban U.S. airlines from flying to the conflict-ravaged Caribbean nation for 30 days.

(Reporting by Harold Isaac; editing by Jonathan Oatis)

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