U.S. airlines are barred from flying to Haiti for a month after 3 American carriers' planes are hit by gunfire amid relentless gang violence in the Caribbean nation.

Prince, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has temporarily banned flights to Haiti, limiting crucial humanitarian aid access.

The Federal Aviation Administration is considering banning all flights from the U.S. to Haiti after a Spirit Airlines jet, flying from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, sustained gunfire while trying to land in Port-au-Prince on Monday,

The flight headed from Fort Lauderdale to Port-Au-Prince was just hundreds of feet from landing when gangs shot at the plane, striking a flight attendant.

The bullets hit the plane when it was about to land Monday in the country’s capital Port-au-Prince, hitting a flight attendant.

Haiti’s main airport has remained closed a day after violence erupted as a new prime minister took office in a politically tumultuous transition. Life in much of the capital was

In other parts of Haiti’s capital, firefights between gangs and police broke out. Rounds of gunfire echoed through the streets as heavily armed officers ducked behind walls and civilians ran in terror.

As Haiti teeters on the brink of famine, political fighting has given more room to gangs as they accumulate power and influence.

The Federal Aviation Administration announced Tuesday that it will prohibit U.S. airlines from flying to Haiti for 30 days after gangs shot a Spirit Airlines flight and the United Nations said it will suspend flights,