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A Spirit Airlines flight destined for the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince was struck by gunfire on Nov 11, forcing it to be diverted to the neighbouring Dominican Republic.

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00:00Spirit Airlines and several other carriers have stopped flying to and from Haiti following
00:07incidents where their aircraft were struck by bullets.
00:11Spirit Airlines Flight NK-951 from Fort Lauderdale in Florida to the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince
00:18was struck by gunfire on Monday.
00:20The passenger plane was diverted to Santiago in Dominican Republic.
00:24The airline said the plane had been damaged and taken out of commission upon landing in
00:29Santiago at 12.33pm without any problem.
00:33They said a flight attendant was injured in the incident but none of the passengers were
00:37wounded.
00:38They said they had suspended their flights to Port-au-Prince and Cap-Haitien pending
00:42further evaluation.
00:45Armed gangs in Haiti have shot at planes in recent weeks as the security situation escalates.
00:50Dominican President Luis Abenador said the Spirit Airlines plane was damaged with seven
00:55gunshots and the government will treat Haitian gangs as terrorist gangs.
01:26JetBlue Airways said a post-flight inspection showed that its flight B6935 from New York
01:31to Port-au-Prince had been struck by a bullet.
01:35They said they will extend the stoppage of its flights through Dec. 2.
01:39The U.S. embassy said all flights in and out of Port-au-Prince are now stopped due to the
01:43gang-led efforts to block travel, including violence and disruptions to roads and airports.
01:49The recent attacks happened during the change of the guard in Haiti where Alex Didier Filsaime
01:54took office on Monday as the interim prime minister, pledging to improve security in
01:59the country.

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