American Airlines has resumed flights to Haiti, launching daily nonstop service between Miami International Airport and Cap-Haitien International Airport (CAP) on November 1. The airline is the first major US network carrier to restore service to the country since US airlines suspended flights amid escalating security concerns in 2024. Its inaugural flight carried an all-Haitian, Creole-speaking crew led by Captain Oliver Jean.
The service does not extend to Port-au-Prince, where the Federal Aviation Administration continues to restrict US commercial operators because of security threats, including armed attacks on aircraft. Cap-Haitien, in northern Haiti, falls outside the restricted area around the capital, and American previously operated Miami-Cap-Haitien service between 2014 and 2020, although it had not flown to Cap-Haitien for more than six years before this launch. The airline is operating the route with Boeing 737 aircraft and described Cap-Haitien as its 100th destination in the Caribbean and Latin America network, with more than 90 onward connections through Miami. In November 2024, gunfire struck aircraft operated by American, JetBlue and Spirit near Port-au-Prince, prompting US carriers to suspend service.