Plane Miraculously Avoids Disaster After Being Shot At While Landing

On Monday, passengers on a Spirit Airlines flight were gearing up to land in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince. But the pilot swiftly changed their path when something unexpected happened: The plane was shot at by someone on the ground. To avoid total disaster, passengers were taken to a nearby country, the Dominican Republic. This incident left a flight attendant with minor injuries.

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Needless to say, this left passengers shaken up and wondering what had happened. According to the U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince, there are “gang-led efforts” to block travel. This is said to stem from the political unrest in the country. As a result, the U.S. government warns that traveling here means doing so “at your own risk.” In the video below, you can see the damage bullets left on the plane.

Many precautions have been taken as a result of this dangerous incident. For starters, Spirit Airlines immediately diverted two other planes that were set to land at the same airport. Since then, however, they have entirely suspended service to Haiti — and they aren’t the only airline to do so. JetBlue and American Airlines have also put a pause on their service here “pending further evaluation.”

This was no doubt a terrifying situation for everyone who was involved, as well as their loved ones. It is certainly a scenario that could have ended very differently. Thankfully, however, the decision to divert the plane was made quickly. As a result, tragedy was narrowly avoided.

In fact, the Association of Flight Attendants (a union) was able to confirm that the injured flight attendant only sustained minor injuries. Plus, no passenger injuries were reported.

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