Transportation
Haiti Shuts Airport as Spirit, JetBlue Planes Hit by Gunfire
A police vehicle is parked outside Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-prince, Haiti, in 2020.
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A Spirit Airlines plane was struck by bullets as it was landing in Haiti’s capital, prompting authorities to close down the main airport of a nation caught in a raging gang war.
The flight from Fort Lauderdale was diverted to the Dominican Republic on Monday and one flight attendant reported “minor injuries”, the airline said in a statement.