HAITI AIRPORT FOCUS OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN POST-EARTHQUAKE FUTURE
June 1st, 2011
BY GARRY PIERRE-PIERRE and KEITH NUTHALL
IT is more than 18 months since the earthquake that ravaged Haiti seriously damaged Toussaint L'Ouverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, notably its air traffic control tower, rendering it unusable. The airport suffered structural damage to its terminal building walls and there were some major electrical faults.
However, with US military assistance, the airport was brought back to operation and became a hub of the international relief effort that followed. Now, with longer-term reconstruction well underway, the ...
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