US grounds flights to Haiti after JetBlue, Spirit jets hit by gunfire

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is prohibiting U.S. aircraft from flying to Haiti for at least a month after two airliners were hit with gunfire while operating near the island nation’s capital city. 

The Notice to Air Mission (NOTAM) prohibiting U.S. civil aviation operations in the territory and airspace of Haiti below 10,000 feet will last through Dec. 12, according to the FAA. 

American, JetBlue and Spirit had already temporarily halted operations to and from the country after Spirit and JetBlue planes were hit by gunfire amid growing civil unrest.

Dennis Tajer, a captain with American Airlines, told FOX Business that the carrier will only return to flying “when we make our independent review of the safety and…

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