US EditionFAA Halts US Flights to Haiti After Planes Hit by Gunfire
- The Federal Aviation Administration has prohibited U.S. airlines from flying to Haiti for 30 days after a Spirit Airlines flight was shot at by gangs.
- The shooting of the Spirit Airlines flight resulted in an injury to a flight attendant and led to the airport's shutdown in Port-au-Prince.
- The United Nations suspended aid flights to Haiti after the violence, impacting humanitarian aid efforts in the region.
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US airlines stopped from flying to Haiti for a month after planes from 3 different carriers were hit by gunfire
Flights to and from Haiti have been suspended after bullets hit planes operated by three US airlines: Spirit, JetBlue, and American. Following reports of planes being hit by bullets, the Federal Aviation Authority on Tuesday issued an order to US airlines prohibiting them from flying below 10,000 feet over Haitian airspace for the next month. The order effectively bans flights to and from the island nation by US carriers. The FAA’s notice did no…
The United States banned all civilian flights with Haiti on Tuesday for a month for one month, after three planes were shot the day before, and called on the authorities to resolve the crises that are undermining this poor country.
US prohibits flights to Haiti amid rampant gang violence
One day after Haiti appointed a new Prime Minister, the United States prohibited all civilian flights to the country for a month on Tuesday after three separate planes were hit by gunfire near the island on Monday, further isolating a nation devastated by violent gangs and political instability.
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