{"id":125003,"date":"2024-11-12T15:01:05","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T08:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=125003"},"modified":"2024-11-12T15:01:05","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T08:01:05","slug":"airlines-suspend-flights-as-spirit-plane-hit-by-gunfire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=125003","title":{"rendered":"Airlines suspend flights as Spirit plane hit by gunfire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Several airlines have suspended flights to Haiti after a passenger plane from the US was hit by gunfire as it tried to land in Port-au-Prince.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Spirit Airlines Flight 951 from Fort Lauderdale in Florida was diverted to the neighbouring Dominican Republic, where it landed safely at Santiago Airport.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">A flight attendant suffered minor injuries but no passengers were hurt in the attack,  the second in three weeks on aircraft flying over Haiti&#8217;s capital.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The incident comes as a new prime minister took office in the crisis-hit country, which has been plagued by armed gangs and escalating violence. <!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Alix Didier Fils-Aim\u00e9 said his priority was &#8220;restoring security&#8221;, according to AFP news agency.  <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Notwithstanding the country&#8217;s &#8220;difficult circumstances&#8221;, he promised to put all of his energy, skills and &#8220;patriotism at the service of the national cause&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The businessman, who stood unsuccessfully for a seat in the Senate in 2015,  studied at Boston University. He was installed by the country&#8217;s ruling council <!-- --><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c4gx7gjv22po\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\" rel=\"noopener\">after the previous leader, Garry Conille<!-- --><\/a>, was ousted less than six months into the job.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The Spirit Airlines flight had been scheduled to land at Toussaint Louverture International Airport just before 12:00 (17:00 GMT) when it was hit.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Unverified video of the incident shared on social media appeared to show several bullet holes on the inside of the aircraft, where the crew sit during take-off and landing.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Spirit Airlines said that damage &#8220;consistent with gunfire&#8221; had been found when the plane was inspected at Santiago Airport. The aircraft was taken out of commission, Spirit added.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The airline said it had also suspended flights to Haiti &#8220;pending further evaluation&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Two other US airlines, American Airlines and JetBlue, have also suspended flights to Haiti until at least Thursday.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The security situation further deteriorated in Haiti in recent months. In October, gang members opened fire at a UN helicopter, causing some airlines to temporarily cancel flights to the Caribbean nation.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">A UN-backed policing mission, led by officers from Kenya,  had begun in June in an attempt to wrest back control from gangs.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Spirit is a low-cost airline based in Florida which flies throughout the US, Caribbean and Latin America.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cy9jpnl3j5wo\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several airlines have suspended flights to Haiti after a passenger plane from the US was hit by gunfire as it tried to land in Port-au-Prince. 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