JetBlue will halt flights to Haiti through Dec. 2 after aircraft struck by bullet

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ:JBLU) said late on Monday it will extend a halt to all flights to and from Haiti through Dec. 2 after damage from a bullet to a plane returning from Port-au-Prince was discovered.

A Spirit Airlines (NYSE:SAVE) flight destined for the Haitian capital was struck by gunfire earlier on Monday, forcing it to be diverted to the neighboring Dominican Republic. The earlier incident had prompted JetBlue and American Airlines (NASDAQ:AAL) to cancel all flights through Thursday.

JetBlue said its Flight 935 arrived later on Monday in New York without reporting any issues but a post-flight inspection later identified that the aircraft’s exterior had been struck by a bullet.