Spirit Airlines flight traveling from Florida to Haiti diverted after reports of gunfire

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LIVE IN PLYMOUTH, ALANNA FLOOD WMUR NEWS NINE. SEVERAL AIRLINES ARE HALTING FLIGHTS TO HAITI AFTER A SPIRIT AIRLINES FLIGHT WAS HIT BY GUNFIRE. SPIRIT SAYS THIS HAPPENED AS THE FLIGHT FROM FORT LAUDERDALE WAS ARRIVING IN PORT AU PRINCE. NOW, ONE FLIGHT ATTENDANT HAS MINOR INJURIES. NO PASSENGERS HAVE BEEN HURT. JETBLUE, AMERICAN AIRLINES IS SUSPENDING THEIR FLIGHTS TO HAITI. THE U.S. EMBASSY SAYING IT IS AWARE OF EFFORTS BY ARMED GANGS TO STOP TRAVEL IN AND OUT OF THE CAPITAL.

Spirit Airlines has confirmed that one of its planes that took off from Florida was diverted Monday after being struck by gunfire.According to NBC 6 Miami, Flight 951 took off from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport on Monday morning and was set to land in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Haiti’s international airport shut down temporarily on Monday after gangs opened fire at a Spirit Airlines flight landing in Port-Au-Prince, the U.S. State Department and the airline said. The latest violence came as a new prime minister was sworn in.The flight, headed from Fort Lauderdale to Port-Au-Prince, was hit multiple times by gunfire as it was set to land in Haiti’s capital, striking a flight attendant, who suffered minor injuries .The flight was diverted and landed in the Dominican Republic, according to Spirit Airlines. It appeared to be part of what the U.S. Embassy called “gang-led efforts to block travel to and from Port-au-Prince which may include armed violence, and disruptions to roads, ports, and airports.” The plane was taken out of service, and Spirit says it is arranging for an alternate aircraft to take passengers and crew members back to South Florida. "The safety of our Guests and Team Members is our top priority," the airline said in a statement to NBC 6.According to the Associated Press, the U.S. embassy says Haiti's main airport is shut down as gang violence surges in the capital. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Spirit Airlines has confirmed that one of its planes that took off from Florida was diverted Monday after being struck by gunfire.

According to NBC 6 Miami, Flight 951 took off from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport on Monday morning and was set to land in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

Haiti’s international airport shut down temporarily on Monday after gangs opened fire at a Spirit Airlines flight landing in Port-Au-Prince, the U.S. State Department and the airline said. The latest violence came as a new prime minister was sworn in.

The flight, headed from Fort Lauderdale to Port-Au-Prince, was hit multiple times by gunfire as it was set to land in Haiti’s capital, striking a flight attendant, who suffered minor injuries .

The flight was diverted and landed in the Dominican Republic, according to Spirit Airlines. It appeared to be part of what the U.S. Embassy called “gang-led efforts to block travel to and from Port-au-Prince which may include armed violence, and disruptions to roads, ports, and airports.”

The plane was taken out of service, and Spirit says it is arranging for an alternate aircraft to take passengers and crew members back to South Florida.

"The safety of our Guests and Team Members is our top priority," the airline said in a statement to NBC 6.

According to the Associated Press, the U.S. embassy says Haiti's main airport is shut down as gang violence surges in the capital.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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