A Spirit Airlines flight from Florida was damaged by gunfire en route to Haiti and diverted to the neighboring country of the Dominican Republic, the airline said.

A Spirit Airlines flight to Haiti was hit by gunfire on Monday.JetBlue also said it found a plane that left Haiti was hit by a bullet.Flights to Port-au-Prince were subsequently suspended for at least a week.

Two U.S. airlines confirmed their planes had been struck by gunfire over Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince on Monday. The big picture: A flight attendant on board "reported minor injuries and is being evaluated by medical personnel,