US EditionSpirit Airlines Flight Diverted After Gunfire from Gang Violence in Haiti
- A Spirit Airlines flight from Fort Lauderdale was struck by gunfire while attempting to land in Haiti, according to the Haiti National Office of Civil Aviation.
- Flight 951 diverted safely to Santiago, Dominican Republic, and one flight attendant was checked for minor injuries.
- Spirit Airlines has suspended its service to Port-au-Prince and Cap-Haitien due to the unpredictable and dangerous security situation in Haiti.
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Three airlines in the United States, including American Airlines, have announced that they will suspend their flights to Haiti as a result of the violence that got out of control in this country and resulted in the shooting of two planes, reports NBC News. Spirited Airlines announced on Monday that one of its airliners flying to Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, was hit by gunfire and diverted to the neighboring country of the Dominican Repu…
According to media reports, unknown people shot at at least two passenger aircraft from the USA in Haiti.
Multiple airlines suspend flights to Haiti after plane hit by gunfire
DANIA BEACH, FL — Spirit Airlines, Americans Airlines and JetBlue are suspending flights to Haiti after two planes were hit by gunfire Monday. One was a Spirit flight flying in from Fort Lauderdale that had to be diverted to an airport in the Dominican Republic where it safely landed. At least one person, a flight attendant, was grazed by a bullet. The other was a JetBlue flight where the damage wasn’t discovered until the plane returned to New …
Airlines are suspending flights to Haiti after a Spirit plane was hit by gunfire
A Spirit Airlines plane was shot on approach to Haiti.Kevin Carter/Getty ImagesA Spirit Airlines flight to Haiti was hit by gunfire on Monday.JetBlue also said it found a plane that left Haiti was hit by a bullet.Flights to Port-au-Prince were subsequently suspended for at least a week.Flights to Haiti have been suspended after bullets hit planes operated by Spirit Airlines and JetBlue.Monday's Spirit Flight 951 from Fort Lauderdale was on appro…
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