On Monday, Nov. 11, American Airlines flight #AA819 from Toussaint Louverture International Airport (PAP) to Miami International Airport (MIA) landed safely and uneventfully in Miami.

American Airlines said: “Out of an abundance of caution, a post-flight inspection was completed, indicating the exterior of the aircraft had been impacted by a bullet.”

The Boeing 737 MAX 8 (registration N302SA) departed Haiti at 09:56 EST and landed in Miami at 12:18 EST.

A Spirit Airlines plane from Fort Lauderdale was targeted by gunfire and hit multiple times as it was trying to land in Haiti today, injuring a flight attendant.

The same day, a JetBlue A320 was also damaged from a bullet while returning from Haiti.

On Tuesday, the US’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a notice prohibiting US civil aviation operations in Haiti below 10,000 feet, for 30 days.

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JetBlue Airways said a New York-bound flight from Haiti was struck by gunfire on the same day a Spirit Airlines plane was shot, forcing the company to temporarily halt all flights to the violence-plagued Caribbean nation.

JetBlue Flight #B6935 arrived at JFK International Airport on Monday following the incident with Spirit Airlines, with flight inspectors discovering a bullet hole in the plane’s exterior.

The flight was operated by an Airbus A320-200 (registration N623JB) on Monday, November 11 2024.

“We are actively investigating this incident in collaboration with relevant authorities,” JetBlue said in a statement, noting that the plane had experienced no issues during the flight.

Haitian authorities have already suspended flights in and out of Port-au-Prince for a week. On Tuesday, the US’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a notice prohibiting US civil aviation operations in Haiti below 10,000 feet, for 30 days.

This marks the second time this year air travel in and out of Haiti has been disrupted by the country’s escalating gang violence. After gangs launched coordinated attacks in late February to force the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry the country’s airports were closed for nearly three months.

This marks the second time this year air travel in and out of Haiti has been disrupted by the country’s escalating gang violence. After gangs launched coordinated attacks in late February to force the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry the country’s airports were closed for nearly three months. Last month, a United Nations helicopter was also hit by bullets while flying over Port-au-Prince.

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The Airbus A320 departed Fort Lauderdale as flight NK951 at 14:05 UTC.

After one hour of flight, the plane (registration N966NK) was hit multiple times by bullets at around 500 ft altitude while on approach to runway 28 at Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince.

The crew immediately performed a go around and diverted toS antiago de los Caballeros Cibao International Airport in the Dominican Republic 30 minutes later.

A flight attendant was injured by a bullet when the gunfire erupted.

Extremely Concerning! An Airbus A320-271N aircraft (N966NK) of the Spirit Airlines was hit by bullets this Monday as the aircraft was preparing to land at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, resulting the aircraft diversion to El Cibao… pic.twitter.com/oCLPFU6K4f

— FL360aero (@fl360aero) November 11, 2024

The incident forced the airport authority to ground all commercial flights. JetBlue Airways, Air Caraibes and Amerijet Cargo flights turned away from Haiti.

In response to the shooting, all U.S.-based carriers including American Airlines out of Miami International Airport, canceled all flights for Tuesday for Port-au-Prince.

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