A Spirit Airlines flight from Florida was damaged by gunfire en route to Haiti and diverted to the neighboring country of the Dominican Republic, the airline said.

Spirit confirmed in a statement that one of its flights from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, was diverted to the Dominican Republic on Monday. It said an inspection of the aircraft showed damage consistent with gunfire.

Two U.S.-based airlines were struck by gunfire Monday while flying in Haiti’s airspace. One plane, a Spirit Airlines flight, was hit by bullets while attempting to land in Port-au-Prince. The second,

A Spirit Airlines flight diverted after being shot on approach to Haiti. A JetBlue flight was also found to have been struck by a bullet.

A Spirit Airlines plane was struck by bullets as it was landing in Haiti’s capital, prompting authorities to close down the main airport of a nation caught in a raging gang war.The flight from Fort Lauderdale was diverted to the Dominican Republic on Monday and one flight attendant reported “minor injuries”,

A flight of Florida-based Spirit Airlines was hit by gunfire while attempting to land in Haiti with a crew member that sustained "minor injuries."

A Spirit Airlines plane flying from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, was struck by gunfire Monday as it attempted to land in the Haitian capital, forcing it to divert and land elsewhere.