DAY 5 – Flight to Port au Prince Airport – Photos

FLY DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

January 17, 2010

DAY 5, Saturday 16, Photos taken at Puerto Principe Airport.

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Reports:
“Emergency planes from all over landing in Puerto Principe, All kinds of airplanes and helicopters. United Nations deployment is huge, but many difficulties to get into the city.”

“Imagine an emergency in your city, how can emergency teams get to you if everything is blocked, destroyed and they dont know local directions”

” Emergency teams from all over the world already there since wednesday/thursday, Argentina, Chile, Russia, Slovenia, Australia, China, Iranian, Spain and many other. They Land and deploy right away to the city, No questions asked, Directly to Action, overpassing possible dalays at the airport”

IN MEMORIAM

Franklin Polanco Sr.

The website is dedicated to the memory of Franklin Polanco Sr. My father, pilot, communicator, aviation promoter, mentor, and friend to countless aviators around the world.

Throughout his life, Franklin became one of the Dominican Republic’s strongest advocates for general aviation. Whether helping international pilots plan Caribbean adventures, supporting aviation organizations, mentoring young aviators, or promoting Dominican aviation abroad, he believed aviation was ultimately about people.

His influence reached far beyond the cockpit.

His work earned recognition from the Dominican Institute of Civil Aviation (IDAC), which honored him by naming the main auditorium of the Higher Academy of Aeronautical Sciences (ASCA) after him, recognizing his extraordinary contribution to Dominican aviation.