“Let our planes land” (2010)

After the earthquake of 12 January, needs are unsurpassed. There are 350,000 injured and 1.5 million people have lost their homes. The US army controls the overcrowded airport of Port-au-Prince. Eight MSF airplanes have been blocked in the Dominican Republic for days, while landings by foreign authorities take place. These are new times for communication: MSF speaks out on Twitter and a famous American journalist, Ann Curry, directly challenges the Air Force. Only a few hours later, the first MSF aircraft receives permission to land