US Prohibits Airlines From Flying To Haiti And UN Suspends Flights After Plane Shot By Gangs
Nov 12, 2024
Police officers patrol near the Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration is prohibiting U.S. airlines from flying to Haiti for 30 days after gangs shot at a Spirit Airlines flight.
The United Nations also said Tuesday that it temporarily suspend flights to the capital, limiting humanitarian aid coming into the country.
Bullets hit the Spirit plane when it was about to land Monday in the country’s capital, injuring a flight attendant and forcing the airport to shut down.
It was part of a wave of violence that erupted in Haiti as the country swore in its new prime minister after a politically tumultuous process.