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| FAA halts air traffic to Haiti, no room for planes | |
| 2010-01-15 | |
The Federal Aviation Administration ordered the "ground stop" on flights Thursday morning after the Haitian government said it would not accept more flights into Haitian airspace, said a U.S. official who wasn't authorized to speak publicly and asked not to be named. At the time, there were 11 flights circling the heavily damaged airport, but no more ramp room to store planes once they had landed, the official said. There was also very limited jet fuel available for planes leaving Haiti, the official said. The air traffic control tower at Toussaint L'Ouverture International Airport was destroyed in Tuesday's earthquake. | |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #6 CNN/HLN repor that the CVN USS "CARL VINSON" is now offshore from Haiti wid a variety of heavy-lift Helos [IIRC film footage depicts CH-47's + UH-60's]. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-01-15 17:41 |
| #5 Make those planes fuel up prior to landing. Kick the small craft out and make room for prime movers. |
| Posted by: newc 2010-01-15 16:28 |
| #4 Got it! Have two relief flights lined up for next 72 hours; should be an interesting exercise. Flow control issues due ramp congestion dictating the traffic for now. Will contribute observations after we transit if there's anything not otherwise available. |
| Posted by: Flailet White6069 2010-01-15 16:25 |
| #3 Chuck's article has been posted. Go read it and enjoy the glow of pride at a job properly and professionally done. :-) |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2010-01-15 16:17 |
| #2 Please post - have a flight headed down there in about 36 hours and seems like TALC getting a handle on stuff - heard about our friends the Chinese landing without prior arrangement - is that what you're referring to? |
| Posted by: Flailet White6069 2010-01-15 16:13 |
| #1 Bullshite! I'll post my article on what really happened. |
| Posted by: Chuck Simmins 2010-01-15 15:43 |