NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – The state-owned Bahamasair is investigating an incident involving a flight attendant at Cap-Haïtien Worldwide Airport in Haiti on March 1.
“Bahamasair is taking this matter very significantly and is reviewing all related procedures to make sure that our stringent safety measures are upheld,” the airline mentioned in a press release, including that it’s “cooperating absolutely with the Haitian Nationwide Police and different related authorities.
“The Royal Bahamas Police Power and our native Interpol have additionally been contacted to launch an investigation,” the airline mentioned, including that “no additional updates will likely be launched till we’ve been knowledgeable with additional information on this matter.”
The airline gave no particulars of the incident. Nonetheless, Bahamasair had beforehand suspended flights to the French-speaking Caribbean Neighborhood (CARICOM) nation in late 2024 resulting from gunfire incidents at Port-au-Prince’s airport, which injured crew members from different airways.
Haitian media reported that the police in Haiti, together with safety brokers on the Cap-Haïtien Worldwide Airport, seized US$106,260 on March 1 in a bundle that got here from The Bahamas and was transported on a Bahamasair flight.
In accordance with the Haitian police, the bundle was despatched within the identify of a Haitian man who’s a resident of Nassau and was meant for 2 Haitian nationals in Haiti.
