Credit- Spirit Airline
Gunfire struck a Spirit Airlines flight to Haiti on Monday, wounding a crew member, and possibly struck another flight leaving the country, as the State Department warned of “gang-led efforts” to prevent travel to the Caribbean nation. Spirit, in a statement, confirmed that an inspection of the aircraft showed damage consistent with gunfire.
“One Flight Specialist on board detailed minor wounds and is being assessed by restorative staff, “No Guest injuries were reported.”
Spirit said that it is suspending its services to Haiti pending “evaluation” of the incident, and the plane was being taken out of service for the time being. It is arranging a return flight to Florida for the members of the crew and passengers who were diverted to the Dominican Republic.
The U.S. State Department then issued an alert warning of “gang-led efforts” to halt travel to Haiti and cautioning Americans not to travel there.
Also on Monday, a post-flight review of the outside of a JetBlue airplane utilized for a flight from Port-au-Prince to New York City’s John F. Kennedy Worldwide Airplane terminal turned up prove that it had been struck by a round, the carrier said in a statement. No issues were at first detailed by the working team, JetBlue said. The airline initiated an investigation and said its flights to and from Haiti will be suspended until 2nd December.
We will proceed to screen the circumstance with security and security best of intellect and will alter our operation as required,” it said. The State Division said in an alert from the U.S. Government office in Port-au-Prince on Monday that it was aware of a suspension in operations at the city’s airport.
The State Division inclinations against traveling to Haiti, which has dove into the mess of rough political turmoil. Travel indeed inside the Caribbean country is not advisable. You ought to consider your individual security circumstance some time recently traveling anyplace in Haiti,” the government office said. “As it were endeavor to leave Haiti or travel inside Haiti if you accept it is secure for you to do so.
