A Spirit Airlines flight has been forced to divert after it was struck by gunfire from gangs while trying to land in Haiti’s capital on Monday.
The plane had departed from Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
At least one person, a flight attendant, was grazed by a bullet, the Miami Herald reported.
Officials at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince have grounded all flights.
A Spirit Airlines flight has been forced to divert after it was struck by gunfire while trying to land in Haiti’s capital. Stock photo
Jetblue Airways and Amerijet Cargo planes have been turned away from Haiti, according to flight tracking.
It’s the second time in just a few weeks that an aricraft traveling over Haiti’s capital is hit by gunfire from gangs.
Last month a United Nations helicopter was hit by bullets and forced to return to the airport as it moved over Port-au-Prince.
