The Federal Aviation Administration prohibited U.S. airlines from flying to Haiti for 30 days after gangs shot three planes and the United Nations also Tuesday temporarily suspended flights to Port-au-Prince,

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has placed a 30-day prohibition on flights from the U.S. to Haiti after gangs in Haiti shot at a Spirit Airlines flight.

Haiti’s airport is temporarily closing as gangs were attempting to take control of it, the US Embassy reported, the same day a new interim prime minister was expected to take over the direction of a country facing a surge

Haiti's main airport remained closed Tuesday, a day after gangs shot a landing airplane and injured a flight attendant when violence erupted as the country swore in its new prime minister in a politically tumultuous transition.

The main airport in Haiti is shut down after gang violence erupted Monday attempting to seize control, the U.S. Embassy said. In a statement, the embassy said it was aware of “gang-led efforts to block travel to and from Port-au-Prince” and the Touissant L’Overture airport has a “temporary pause in operations.

Haiti's international airport shut down temporarily after gangs opened fire at a Spirit Airlines flight landing in Port-Au-Prince. The latest violence came as a new prime minister was sworn in.