The flight appeared to be part of what the U.S. Embassy called “gang-led efforts to block travel to and from Port-au-Prince which may include armed violence, and disruptions to roads, ports, and airports.

Prince is temporarily closed to air traffic. The country is embroiled in political unrest.

Spirit Airlines flight 951 from Fort Lauderdale was shot at on Monday by gangs near the Aeroport International Toussaint Louverture in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. The plane was just “hundreds of feet” from the runway when shots hit the aircraft and left a ...