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Gunfire Hits Spirit Airlines Jet On Final Approach In Haiti, Crew Wounded
A Spirit Airlines Airbus A320 commercial jet was peppered with automatic gunfire while on approach to land in Haiti Monday morning, with at least one fight attendant wounded.
Miami Herald reports Spirit Airlines flight 951 departed from Fort Lauderdale early Monday. The commercial jet was on approach to Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince when small arms fire ripped through the cabin.
Flight data via Flightradar24 shows pilots were on a straight-in final approach when they abruptly pulled back on the yoke and went to full power just before touching down. This was likely the moment when the bullets penetrated the cabin. The incident likely occurred around 700 feet altitude.
Here's more from the Miami Herald:
No passenger was injured, but a flight attendant received minor injuries, a Spirit Airlines spokesperson confirmed to the Herald. The spokesperson said that flight 951 from ...