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Spirit Airlines Flight Struck With Gunfire, Attendant Wounded While Trying To Land In Haiti
November 11, 2024, 03:53 PM
downtownvSpirit Airlines Flight Struck With Gunfire, Attendant Wounded While Trying To Land In Haiti
Spirit Airlines Flight Struck With Gunfire, Attendant Wounded While Trying To Land In Haiti [WATCH]
BY RVM NEWS STAFF
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
A Spirit Airlines flight en route from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, came under gunfire while attempting to land at Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Monday.
The incident, which left one flight attendant injured, has raised new concerns about the escalating security situation in the area.
https://www.rvmnews.com/2024/1...il2&utm_medium=emailNovember 11, 2024, 04:03 PM
Sig2340Can you imagine flying Spirit Airlines to Haiti?
How do you know you got off?
Nice is overrated
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November 11, 2024, 04:26 PM
mjlennonYou have your choice of Caribbean islands to jet off to and you pick Haiti? Why? I mean I know it's closer than Kyiv and the weather's nicer, but damn.
November 11, 2024, 04:31 PM
PatriotThird world shithole.
Hmmmmmmm…sounds familiar.
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November 11, 2024, 04:53 PM
jhe888Of all the places not to go, surely Haiti must be near the top.
The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. November 11, 2024, 04:53 PM
BigSwedeWho the hell goes to Haiti on purpose?
November 11, 2024, 04:55 PM
tatortoddquote:
Originally posted by BigSwede:
Who the hell goes to Haiti on purpose?
Doctors without Borders, medical missionaries, etc.
I know a doctor specializing in 3rd world public health who went and set-up a clinic there.
Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity
DISCLAIMER: These are the author's own personal views and do not represent the views of the author's employer. November 11, 2024, 04:59 PM
ZSMICHAEL^^^^^^^^^^^^
Yep. Takes courage to do missionary work there with the kidnapping of people trying to help the general population.
November 11, 2024, 05:02 PM
comet24I've flown Spirit on short flights in the US definitely wouldn't be in my top 10 choices for an international flight.
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November 11, 2024, 06:39 PM
patwquote:
Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:
^^^^^^^^^^^^
Yep. Takes courage to do missionary work there with the kidnapping of people trying to help the general population.
It's a sad thing trying to help others in a country that doesn't want or doesn't know it needs help.
November 11, 2024, 07:31 PM
synthplayerReminds me of when helicopters were shot at while trying to bring relief to Katrina victims.
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ChuckFinleyNot a musician in a Grumman this time.
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November 11, 2024, 08:57 PM
drill sgtUnderstand other major airlines have started to cancel flights there also.... SO BE IT.................... drill sgt.
November 11, 2024, 09:01 PM
EdmondSpirit Airlines and Haiti. The joke practically writes itself.
Why is Haiti so fucked up while the DR seems to be improving their quality of life? I know the DR has a huge tobacco industry.
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November 12, 2024, 04:53 AM
sourdough44I go to the DR at times, they have a fairly serious border with Haiti. They want to protect what they have, building more resorts all the time.
Another example of how many countries treat their border.
https://www.reuters.com/world/...-worsens-2024-10-02/November 12, 2024, 07:02 AM
trapper189quote:
Originally posted by ChuckFinley:
Not a musician in a Grumman this time.
It’s all a big mistaica.
quote:
Originally posted by Sig2340:
Can you imagine flying Spirit Airlines to Haiti?
How do you know you got off?
If flying from Detroit, the trees are different, the air is warmer, and the water probably tastes and smells better.
November 12, 2024, 12:38 PM
YooperSigsHmmm... Wouldnt Haiti make for a really great aerial bombing range? Cruise missile test range? Or naval gunnery range? We need a good place to practice!
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November 12, 2024, 12:47 PM
bronicabillquote:
Originally posted by YooperSigs:
Hmmm... Wouldnt Haiti make for a really great aerial bombing range? Cruise missile test range? Or naval gunnery range? We need a good place to practice!
Pretty much what I was thinking...
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November 12, 2024, 04:51 PM
mjlennonThe United States civil aviation regulator has grounded all flights to Haiti for a month, after three jets from US-based airlines were struck by bullets while flying over Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, amid escalating gang violence.
story continued...November 12, 2024, 08:06 PM
captain127With the massive amount of foreign aid Haiti has gotten over the years, they should be able to give every resident a couple million and call it a day. But like many 3rd world countries rampant corruption and the ruling class funneling all the funds through them ,so the average citizen gets little or nothing , is business as usual. Dictator of the week is who? They have not had a stable functional government since getting independence from France.