FAA bans U.S.-Haiti flights for 30 days after flights struck by gunfire
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The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday banned U.S. civilian flights to and from Haiti for 30 days after a Spirit Airlines airplane changed into struck by gunfire trying to land in Port-au-Prince a day earlier.
The FAA’s ban moreover prohibits U.S. flights from touring below 10,000 feet in Haiti’s airspace.
On Monday, Spirit Airlines Flight 951 from Citadel Lauderdale, Florida, diverted to Santiago within the Dominican Republic at spherical 11:30 a.m. after it changed into broken by gunfire, the airline mentioned. Spirit mentioned one flight attendant on board “reported minor accidents” and that no passenger accidents were reported.
American Airlines mentioned one of its flights from Port-au-Prince to Miami changed into hit by gunfire on Monday and that it landed uneventfully, with no accidents reported.
“Out of an abundance of caution, a put up-flight inspection changed into performed, indicating the exterior of the airplane had been impacted by a bullet,” American mentioned in an announcement.
American has suspended flights to the Haitian capital thru Feb. 12. JetBlue Airways has moreover paused carrier to Haiti.
The U.S. Issue Department on Monday mentioned that the embassy in Port-au-Prince “is responsive to gang-led efforts to block lunge to and from Port-au-Prince that will consist of armed violence, and disruptions to roads, ports, and airports.”
