All UN flights to Haiti suspended due to worsening situation: spokesperson

A police officer holds a sniffer dog at a checkpoint on the perimeter of Toussaint Louverture International Airport, as the Federal Aviation Administration said it will bar US airlines from operating in Haiti for 30 days, after two commercial jetliners were struck by gunfire on Monday, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti November 12, 2024. UNITED NATIONS -- All UN flights to Haiti have been suspended after commercial jetliners were struck by gunfire and violence worsened in the country, a UN spokesperson said Tuesday. A commercial flight of US Spirit Airlines was shot at by gunfire when it was approaching the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince on Monday, which forced it to be diverted to the neighboring Dominican Republic. According to the UN partners, armed groups took to the streets in the capital, with at least 20 armed clashes reported and several roadblocks erected, limiting movement across the city, Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for the UN chief, told reporters.