US: 2 Found Dead In JetBlue Plane’s Landing Gear Compartment In Florida Airport

<p><span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">US:&nbsp;Two bodies were discovered in the landing gear compartment of a JetBlue Airways plane following its arrival at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in the United States' Florida on Monday night. The airline revealed the information in a statement on Tuesday, adding that the circumstances of the incident remain under investigation.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p> <p>JetBlue stated that the bodies were found during a "routine post-flight maintenance inspection" of the Airbus A320-232, which had operated as Flight 1801 from New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport, ABC News reported. The aircraft landed at 11:03 p.m. on Monday, according to Flightradar24, an aircraft tracker. &nbsp;</p> <p>&ldquo;At this time, the identities of the individuals and the circumstances surrounding how they accessed the aircraft remain under investigation,&rdquo; the airline said, as quoted by ABC News. &ldquo;This is a heartbreaking situation, and we are committed to working closely with authorities to support their efforts to understand how this occurred.&rdquo; &nbsp;</p> <p><strong>ALSO READ | <a title="" href="https://ift.tt/Vnmq46H" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-toggle="tooltip" data-html="true" data-original-title="Story ID: 1742492" aria-describedby="tooltip967812">First Bird Flu Death In US: 66-Yr-Old Dies Of H5N1 Virus As US Gears Up To Contain Spread</a></strong></p> <h3><strong>JetBlue Plane Deaths: Autopsies To Acertain Cause Of Death As Probe Begins</strong></h3> <p>Broward County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office crime and homicide detectives, along with the Medical Examiner's Office, are investigating the case, CBC News reported. Autopsies will be conducted to ascertain the cause of death. &nbsp;</p> <p>According to Kris Van Cleave, CBS News&rsquo; senior transportation correspondent, the wheel well is not typically pressurised or heated, and temperatures at cruising altitude&mdash;approximately 38,000 feet&mdash;are well below freezing. He noted that individuals attempting to stow away in this manner rarely survive. &nbsp;</p> <p>The aircraft&rsquo;s journey included several flights prior to the incident. It began the day in Kingston, Jamaica, flew to New York&rsquo;s JFK Airport, then to Salt Lake City, Utah, before returning to JFK and ultimately landing in Fort Lauderdale. &nbsp;</p> <p>JetBlue stated that it is protocol for pilots to conduct walk-around inspections of aircraft before each flight, which include checks of the wheel wells. However, Van Cleave suggested that the individuals may not have been immediately visible during these checks. &nbsp;</p> <p>A similar incident occurred recently in Hawaii, where a body was found in the wheel well of a United Airlines flight from Chicago upon landing in Maui. &nbsp;</p> <p>Airport officials confirmed that operations at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport were not impacted by the discovery, as per ABC News. &nbsp;</p>

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