Investing.com -- The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced on Tuesday that it will continue to prohibit U.S. flights to Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, until September 8 due to safety concerns related to armed gangs.

In November, the FAA had initially stopped all flights to Haiti. However, it later permitted U.S. flights to begin landing at six airports in the northern part of the country. This decision was made after three U.S. commercial planes were hit by gunfire. The FAA’s flight restrictions were originally scheduled to end on Wednesday, but they have now been extended.

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