An American Airlines aircraft arrives at Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince on Feb. 19, 2010. Photo by U.S. Navy Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Spike Call.

This story has been updated to include comments by American Airlines on Nov. 24.

NEW YORK -- Some would-be travelers to Haiti got a rude awakening when flights via American Airlines hit the $3,000 mark for a regular seat. The price change comes as American Airlines cuts flights worldwide. 

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Larisa is a reporter for The Haitian Times covering politics, elections and education primarily. A graduate of the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, she has interned at CNBC and the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network. She is also a recipient of a 2021 DBEI Fellowship by Investigative Reporters & Editors. Larisa can be reached by email at larisa@haitiantimes.com or on Twitter @larisakarr.