US bans civilian flights to Port-au-Prince until March

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- The United States on Wednesday announced extended restrictions on US flights to Haiti, with the Federal Aviation Administration set to ban planes from operating under 10,000 feet around capital Port-au-Prince. The regulator had previously banned flights to Haiti after gangs shot at planes, but had eased restrictions on November 20. The new regulation goes into effect Thursday. The development follows the latest violent flare-up in the Caribbean nation that claimed ...