U.S. Says Haiti Airport Security Resolved
Security problems at Haiti's Port-au-Prince airport have been resolved, the U.S. government said Tuesday.
On Dec. 22, 2004, the Transportation Security Administration announced that the airport's security measures didn't meet international standards.
Airlines and airports were asked to tell passengers traveling between the United States and Haiti that there were security lapses at the airport.
"Now that the government of Haiti has made the appropriate corrective actions, the Secretary of Homeland Security has notified Haitian government officials that the public notification requirements are being lifted," the agency said in a statement.
TSA spokeswoman Amy von Walter said the agency worked with Haitian authorities to bring the airport up to international security standards.
She would not discuss the nature of the problems or what was done to address them.
TSA assesses security at foreign airports. If the agency finds inadequate security, the Homeland Security secretary must tell the foreign government and recommend changes.
In late 2005, the agency determined that the airport in Bali didn't meet those standards, von Walter said.
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