TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a temporary ban on civil flights to Haiti after a plane coming from Florida got hit by gunfire.

According to the Associated Press, a Spirit Airlines flight was headed to Port-au-Prince from Fort Lauderdale when gangs in the Haitian capital shot at the plane, injuring a flight attendant.

The flight was then diverted to the Dominican Republic. Officials with the U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince said they were aware of “gang-led efforts” to block travel in the capital. The United Nations estimated that gangs control 85% of the capital city.

“It was very intense,” passenger Kevin Adair said. “It was normal until there was a loud bang or crash sound when the bullets hit the fuselage. And then the plane which was cruising into regular landing hit the gas and took altitude and got the heck out of the Port-au-Prince area.”

In response, the FAA issued a prohibition on all civilian flights “in the territory and airspace of Haiti below 10,000 feet for 30 days.” This came after Spirit, Jet Blue, and American Airlines announced they would be suspending their flights to Haiti due to the violence.

The FAA’s prohibition applies to all U.S.-based air carriers and commercial flights and those operating U.S.-registered aircraft. However, those who are operating these aircraft for foreign air carriers are exempt from this ban.

According to the FAA, government flights are still allowed with the approval of the FAA. Flights can also divert to Haiti in case of emergency.

The violence in Haiti spiked the day after the country swore in its new prime minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, who pledged to bring peace to the troubled island.