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2 found dead in JetBlue plane's landing gear compartment at Florida airport: officials

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Published  January 7, 2025 5:11am CST
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FOX 35 Orlando

2 bodies found in JetBlue plane's landing gear area at Florida airport

An investigation is underway after two people were found dead in a JetBlue plane's landing gear area at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, on Monday evening, according to an airline spokesperson.

The Brief

    • An investigation is underway after two people were found dead in a JetBlue plane's landing gear area at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
    • Their bodies were discovered during a post-flight maintenance inspection on Monday evening.
    • Authorities are still investigating who the people were and how they managed to get onto the plane.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Two people were found dead inside a JetBlue plane's landing gear compartment at a Florida airport on Monday evening, authorities said.

A spokesperson for the airline said in a statement that the two people were found during a routine post-flight maintenance inspection of the aircraft at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.

The identities of the people and how they got onto the plane are still being investigated.

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"This is a heartbreaking situation, and we are committed to working closely with authorities to support their efforts to understand how this occurred," the spokesperson said. 

JetBlue said the plane had most recently operated flight 1801, which departed from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport shortly before 8 p.m., according to the flight tracking website, FlightAware.com.

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The Source: This story was written based on information shared by a JetBlue spokesperson and FlightAware.com.

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