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Spirit Airlines flight hit by gunfire while approaching Haiti’s Port-au-Prince

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) -A Spirit Airlines (NYSE:SAVE) flight destined for the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince was struck by gunfire on Monday, forcing it to be diverted to the neighboring Dominican Republic.

Spirit said in a statement that the plane had been damaged and taken out of commission upon landing in the northern Dominican city of Santiago.

A flight attendant was injured in the incident, Spirit said. The Miami Herald had reported that the attendant was grazed by a bullet.

No passengers were injured, Spirit added.

A video circulating on social media, which appears to have been taken by a Spirit employee but which Reuters was unable to immediately verify, shows where another bullet had come through near the back exit door to then strike the overhead bin across the aisle.

All flights in and out of the Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince have been halted, according to the Herald.

Spirit said that it had suspended flights to Port-au-Prince and Cap-Haitien, in Haiti’s north, “pending further evaluation.”

JetBlue will cancel flights to and from Haiti through Thursday, it said, and will monitor to determine whether more cancellations may be needed.

The passengers aboard the Spirit flight on Monday will be taken back in another aircraft to Fort Lauderdale, where the flight departed from, Spirit said.

Armed gangs in Haiti’s capital have shot at aircraft in recent weeks as the security situation deteriorates. Last month, a U.N. helicopter was hit by gunfire over Port-au-Prince.

This post appeared first on investing.com
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