FAA Bans US Airlines From Flying Into Haiti After Shots Hit Passenger Planes

Spirit Airlines and JetBlue both said that gunfire struck their jets at the Port-au-Prince airport in recent days.

A Spirit Airlines commercial airliner after taking off from Harry Reid International Airport on Feb. 8, 2024. Mike Blake/Reuters

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Tuesday announced it is banning all civilian flights to Haiti for 30 days after gunfire struck at least two passenger jets at the Port-au-Prince airport this week.

The FAA issued a Notice to Air Mission, or NOTAM, prohibiting U.S. civil aviation operations in the territory and airspace of Haiti below 10,000 feet for 30 days.