SANTO DOMINGO. - The International humanitarian community which sends aid to Haiti through Dominican Republic’s corridor will have to pay the storage and transport costs in ports and airports starting in May.

The World Food Program (WFP), which had provided free service to non-government organizations, United Nations agencies and several governments, on Wednesday announced it concluded its work as a humanitarian bridge from Dominican Republic.

In a statement WFP Dominican Republic coordinator Peter Casier said Haiti’s ports and airports have been restored, which facilitates the direct arrival of aid to that country.

The WFP said it made its decision, as the start of Haiti’s reconstruction is imminent, "to give the private Dominican companies a space to provide their services to international and non-government organizations.

Casier said the fleets of trucks WFP contracted in Dominican Republic "already know the routes and the distribution mechanisms."

In the wake of the quake which devastated Haiti’s capital on January 1, the WFP paid for the cost of the logistics to take personnel and 4,000 metric tons of humanitarian aid from Dominican Republic to the victims, including food and medical equipment from 80 aid organizations.