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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Katie Hawkinson

US bans flights to Haiti for a month after gunfire hit Spirit airliner

The Federal Aviation Administration has banned US flights to Haiti for the next month after a flight was hit with gunfire while trying to land in the Caribbean nation.

The FAA made the announcement on Tuesday, one day after a Spirit Airlines flight from Fort Lauderdale to Port-au-Prince diverted to the Dominican Republic after it was struck by gang gunfire during its descent toward Toussaint Louverture International Airport. One flight attendant suffered minor injuries.

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