A passenger plane bound for Port-au-Prince hit by gunfire

“A crew member reported minor injuries and is being examined by a medical team” but no passengers were injured, said the company, Spirit Airlines.

A passenger plane of the American company Spirit Airlines bound for Port-au-Prince (Haiti) was hit by gunfire and diverted to the Dominican Republic, the company announced Monday, November 11. “A crew member reported minor injuries and is being examined by a medical team” but no passengers were injured, Spirit Airlines said.

Flight 951, which departed from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was diverted to Santiago, where an inspection “revealed evidence of damage to the device consistent with gunfire”declared the American low-cost companion. She announced that she would suspend her connections with this Caribbean country ravaged by gang violence. “pending further evaluation.” According to the Miami Heraldthe plane was hit while landing at Port-au-Prince airport.

The plane was grounded and another plane should bring passengers back to Fort Lauderdale during the day, the company said. Already at the end of October, several companies including Spirit Airlines had suspended their connections with Haiti due to an increase in gang violence in the Haitian capital.