JetBlue Extends Flight Halt Amid Haiti Safety Concerns

JetBlue Airways extended its suspension of flights to and from Haiti until December 2, following incidents of gunfire affecting aircraft. A JetBlue plane was found with bullet damage after arriving in New York, while a Spirit Airlines flight was diverted to the Dominican Republic due to similar concerns.

JetBlue Airways has announced the extension of its flight suspension to and from Haiti until December 2. This decision follows a series of unsettling incidents involving gunfire and aircraft.

On Monday, a Spirit Airlines flight en route to Port-au-Prince was forced to divert to the Dominican Republic after sustaining gunfire. In response, JetBlue, along with American Airlines, initially canceled flights through Thursday.

Later on Monday, JetBlue's Flight 935 arrived in New York without any reported issues, but a post-flight inspection revealed bullet damage on the plane's exterior, prompting the extended halt in operations.

(With inputs from agencies.)