A Spirit Airlines plane was struck by gunfire as it was trying to land at Port-au-Prince airport.

A Spirit Airlines plane was struck by gunfire as it was trying to land at Port-au-Prince airport.

A local nonprofit is trying to find a new way into Haiti after the Federal Aviation Administration banned flights to and from the Caribbean country for 30 days.

America's aviation regulator suspends US flights to the country after three gun attacks on planes.

Nov. 12 (UPI) -- The Federal Aviation Administration has banned flights to-and-from Haiti for at least 30 days after JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines planes were hit by gunfire Monday near Port-au-Prince.

A Spirit Airlines plane was struck by bullets as it was landing in Haiti’s capital, prompting authorities to close down the main airport of a nation caught in a raging gang war.

Two jets from U.S.-based airlines were struck by bullets on Monday while flying over Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince as Haitian authorities suspended all flights in and out of the capital amid escalating gang violence.

Two jets from U.S.-based airlines were struck by bullets on Monday while flying over Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince as Haitian authorities suspended all flights in and out of the capital amid escalating gang violence.

A 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

Fils-Aimé’s appointment follows his 2015 campaign for the Senate and his studies at Boston University.

A day after the prime minister of Haiti was fired, the airport in Port-au-Prince was closed because of the attack on the aircraft. A JetBlue plane was also struck.

A Spirit Airlines flight was battered by gunfire while it attempted to land in Haiti on Monday, leading to an injured flight attendant.

Two flights at Haiti’s Port-au-Prince airport were struck by gunfire Monday amid escalating gang violence in Haiti.

WASHINGTON - The Federal Aviation Administration has prohibited flights from the United States to Haiti after a Spirit Airlines flight was damaged by gunfire while trying to land in Port-au-Prince on Monday. The agency said in a notice Tuesday that all U.S. air carriers and commercial operators were barred from Haiti’s airspace for 30 days “due to safety-of-flight risks associated with ongoing security instability.” Spirit’s Flight 951 from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was struck by gunfire Monday as it approached Toussaint Louverture International Airport and was forced to land in the Dominican Republic, which shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti. One flight attendant was injured, the airline said. Two other flights bound for Port-au-Prince on Monday were diverted as a precaution, according to FAA spokesperson Steven Kulm. Spirit, American Airlines and JetBlue suspended flights to and from the country. A post-flight analysis of JetBlue Flight 935 from Port-au-Prince to New York showed the exterior had been…

Gangs shoot at Spirit Airlines flight from Ft. Lauderdale trying to land in Haiti — flight attendant grazed

Haiti swore in new prime minister, businessman Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, on Monday as firefights between gangs and police broke out in Port-Au-Prince and gangs opened fire at a airplane, causing the international…

The shooting appeared to be part of what the US Embassy called “gang-led efforts to block travel to and from Port-au-Prince which may include armed violence, and disruptions to roads, ports, and airports.”

One of the airliners was hit while coming into land at Port-au-Prince, the other while it was heading away from the airport.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haiti’s international airport shut down on Monday after gangs opened fire at a commercial flight landing in Port-Au-Prince, prompting some airlines to temporarily suspend operations as the country swore in a new interim prime minister who promised to restore peace.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s international airport shut down on Monday after gangs opened fire at a commercial flight landing in Port-Au-Prince, prompting some airlines to temporarily suspend operations as the country swore in a new interim prime minister who promised to restore peace. The Spirit Airlines flight headed from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Port-Au-Prince […]

A Spirit Airlines flight destined for the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince has been struck by gunfire, forcing it to be diverted to the neighbouring Dominican Republic.

The U.S. Embassy in Haiti issued a security alert Monday, warning Americans to not travel to the country amid escalating gang violence.

A Spirit Airlines jetliner headed for Haiti's troubled capital was hit by gunfire with one flight attendant suffering minor injuries, the US carrier said Monday.

A Spirit flight attendant was injured after gunfire hit a plane that was traveling from Florida to Haiti, the airline said.

A Spirit flight attendant was injured after gunfire hit a plane that was traveling from Florida to Haiti, the airline said.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration prohibited U.S. airlines from flying to Haiti for 30 days after gangs shot three planes and the United Nations also Tuesday temporarily suspended flights to Port-au-Prince, limiting humanitarian aid coming into the country.