American Airlines is no longer resuming its daily service out of Miami into Port-au-Prince’s Toussaint Louverture International Airport as of early February. A spokesperson for the U.S.-based carrier told the Miami Herald that it will evaluate a possible resumption in late 2025 of the only daily service out of Miami International Airport into Haiti by a major U.S. airline. “American has made the difficult decision to suspend daily service between Miami (MIA) and Port-au-Prince, Haiti (PAP),” the spokesperson said. “We are proud of our more than 50-year-commitment to Haiti and we will continue to monitor the situation, assessing safety, security, and customer demand, in evaluating a return of service. We will proactively reach out to impacted customers to offer a full refund of their travel itinerary.” The decision comes amid deepening political turmoil in Haiti, which last month saw the installation of its third prime minister, businessman Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, in a year after the ruling nine-member Presidential Transitional Council fired Prime Minister Garry Conille after less than six months.<br/>
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Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways has said it remains “very confident” it will return to 100% pre-pandemic capacity by next month with “robust plans in place” for recruitment, but its pilots’ union has expressed doubts. Cathay Group, just two days ahead of the launch of the city’s long-awaited three-runway system on November 28, said it would achieve full capacity by early 2025 without explaining its methodology. The group had previously postponed its timeline for the full return to capacity from the end of 2024 to the first quarter of next year. Asked by the Post the basis of its full-capacity claim, a Cathay spokesman did not reveal the details, only saying: “We are very confident about meeting our recruitment target and have robust plans in place to recruit and onboard pilots to support our rebuild plan. “As a group we will reach 100% of our pre-pandemic flights from January 2025.” Group CEO Ronald Lam Siu-por previously said the company reaching full capacity would coincide with the opening of the three-runway system, after which it could focus on the future with regard to contributing to Hong Kong’s status as an international aviation hub.<br/>
The pilots of a Malaysia Airlines flight have earned praise from social media users for their handling of a challenging final approach into London’s Heathrow Airport during a storm hitting Britain. These responses and reactions came after a clip from the aviation spotter channel Big Jet TV was shared on the True Malaysia Airlines Fans Facebook group. The video shows a Malaysia Airlines Airbus A350-900 maintaining a steady cruise while battling turbulence caused by strong crosswinds from Storm Darragh. Social media users who commented on the post were full of praise for the pilots, with many posting applause and thumbs-up emojis. In the video, the Malaysia Airlines pilots can be seen performing a “crabbing” technique before safely landing the aircraft, leaving the spotter who filmed the video exclaiming in awe and delight.<br/>