Panic on a Spirit Airlines flight to Haiti. Some shots were fired at the plane during landing. The commander had to turn to the Dominican Republic. The American company announced this, adding that one crew member was slightly injured. A flight attendant was grazed by a bullet. No passengers were injured.
What do we know?
American Airlines stated that Flight 951 from Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Port-au-Prince “was hijacked and landed safely in Santiago” and that an inspection found “damage to the aircraft consistent with gunshots” (see photo below ).
The company’s service to Haiti is currently suspended “pending further evaluation.” JetBlue and American Airlines will cancel flights through Thursday. Until then, they will monitor the situation to determine if further cancellations are necessary.
Criminal gangs take action to prevent travel
The US embassy said all flights into and out of the airport in Haiti’s capital were canceled, adding that it was “aware of efforts by criminal gangs to disrupt travel to and from Port-au-Prince, which may include armed violence and acts of terrorism.” disruption of roads, ports and airports.”
This is not the first case. Armed gangs in the Haitian capital have opened fire on planes in recent weeks, while last month a United Nations helicopter was opened fire on over Port-au-Prince.
Source: Today IT
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