US Skies Over Haiti Turn Into Dangerous Flight Zone: Spirit & JetBlue Jets Hit By Gunfire, Prompting FAA Ban Consideration
Spirit and JetBlue flights encountered gunfire in Haiti, leading to FAA considering a flight ban due to safety concerns. A Spirit flight made an emergency landing; JetBlue halted flights after a bullet struck another plane.
Spirit Airlines Flight Hit by Gunfire During Attempted Landing in Haiti
A Spirit Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing in the Dominican Republic after the plane was struck by gunfire while attempting to land in Haiti on Monday. A Spirit Airlines spokesperson told the Miami Herald that Flight 951,
FAA bans U.S. flights to Haiti after two American planes hit by gunfire
The Federal Aviation Administration has banned flights to-and-from Haiti for at least 30 days after JetBlue and Spirit Airlines planes were hit by gunfire Monday during attempts to land in Port-au-Prince.
FAA bans U.S. flights to Haiti after bullets hit 3 planes as gang violence rages, new leader sworn in
U.S. airlines are barred from flying to Haiti for a month after 3 American carriers' planes are hit by gunfire amid relentless gang violence in the Caribbean nation.
US prohibits airlines from flying to Haiti and UN suspends flights after planes were shot by gangs
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,
FAA restricts flights to Haiti after bullets hit three U.S. planes near Port-au-Prince
A new emergency order from the FAA prohibits U.S. airlines from flying into Haiti after flights from Spirit Airlines, JetBlue and American Airlines were fired on. NBC News' Tom Costello reports.
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Flights to Haiti Halted After Gunfire Targets U.S. Aircraft
In the wake of gunfire incidents involving two U.S. commercial planes—a Spirit Airlines and a JetBlue aircraft—operating at ...
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Spirit Airlines and JetBlue planes struck by gunfire in Haiti
The plane came within 550 feet of the runway before aborting its landing and diverting to the ... On Monday, a JetBlue flight from Haiti to New York City was also hit by a bullet, the airline ...