Responding to criticisms that it has turned away civilian aircraft carrying vital relief material for Haiti's earthquake stricken capital of Port-au-Prince, the US military which is currently running the crippled airport, said the one-runway airport is simply overwhelmed. Lack of ramp space is the key problem accounting for the bottleneck according to military officials. The facility can hold about one wide-body and five narrow-body aircraft, as well as three smaller aircraft at any given time. … [Read more...] about Haiti’s damaged airport struggles with the load
Port au Prince
Haiti's damaged airport struggles with the load
Responding to criticisms that it has turned away civilian aircraft carrying vital relief material for Haiti's earthquake stricken capital of Port-au-Prince, the US military which is currently running the crippled airport, said the one-runway airport is simply overwhelmed. Lack of ramp space is the key problem accounting for the bottleneck according to military officials. The facility can hold about one wide-body and five narrow-body aircraft, as well as three smaller aircraft at any given time. … [Read more...] about Haiti's damaged airport struggles with the load