Reply #313: I know several people that are flying ops into Haiti...the airport is open to anyone brining aid [View All]

[PacerLJ35]

...aircraft that are being sent away are done so due to lack of room on the ramp. There's a holding pattern established to let aircraft wait. The DWB aircraft were diverted due to lack of space, not because they weren't welcome. They've had several flights make it in, two diverted. My friend Bill who's a flight engineer on MC-130s had to hit a tanker to avoid diverting....he logged 12 flying hours. He said the ramp is FULL of aircraft from all over. He's got pics and I've seen 'em. I'm a C-130 pilot myself and I know a bunch of people from this base that have gone there, all with similar stories...and no axe to grind.