A Spirit Airways flight en path to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, was hit by gunfire on Monday, injuring a flight attendant, whereas the U.S. State Division issued warnings of “gang-led efforts” geared toward disrupting journey to the nation.
In a press release, Spirit Airways confirmed that the flight from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was rerouted to the Dominican Republic after an inspection revealed plane injury according to gunfire. “One Flight Attendant on board reported minor accidents and is being evaluated by medical personnel,” Spirit stated. “No Visitor accidents had been reported.”
In response to the incident, Spirit introduced it was suspending all flights to Haiti pending an “analysis” and stated the affected plane can be taken out of service briefly. The airline is arranging a return flight to Florida for the crew and passengers who had been diverted to the Dominican Republic.
Following the incident, American Airways additionally suspended flights from Miami to Port-au-Prince. “We’ll proceed to observe the scenario with security and safety high of thoughts and can modify our operation as wanted,” American Airways stated in a press release.
JetBlue’s web site indicated it was “anticipating disruptions in Haiti on account of civil unrest” and was waiving cancellation charges for flights by means of Saturday.
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The U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince, in the meantime, issued an alert on Monday, noting it was conscious of a brief halt in operations on the metropolis’s airport amidst escalating safety considerations.