Spirit Airlines aircrafts at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States.
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The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday outlawed united state private trips to and from Haiti for 1 month after a Spirit Airlines plane was struck by gunfire attempting to land in Port- au-Prince a day previously.
The FAA’s restriction likewise restricts united state trips from taking a trip under 10,000 feet in Haiti’s airspace.
On Monday, Spirit Airlines Flight 951 from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, drawn away to Santiago in the Dominican Republic at around 11:30 a.m. after it was harmed by shooting, the airline company claimed. Spirit claimed one steward aboard “reported minor injuries” which no traveler injuries were reported
It drawn away 2 various other trips. JetBlue Airways and American Airlines have actually likewise terminated trips to the Haitian resources.
The UNITED STATE State Department on Monday claimed that the consular office in Port- au-Prince “is aware of gang-led efforts to block travel to and from Port-au-Prince which may include armed violence, and disruptions to roads, ports, and airports.”