2 found dead in JetBlue landing gear compartment after flight, airline says (FL)

By Free Republic | Created at 2025-01-07 12:16:17 | Updated at 2025-01-08 11:56:25 23 hours ago

2 found dead in JetBlue landing gear compartment after flight, airline says (FL)
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Posted on 01/07/2025 4:12:10 AM PST by janetjanet998

Two people were found dead in the landing gear compartment of a JetBlue plane after it landed in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the airline said in a statement on Tuesday. The bodies, which have not yet been publicly identified, were discovered Monday evening during a "routine post-flight maintenance inspection" at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, the airline said. "At this time, the identities of the individuals and the circumstances surrounding how they accessed the aircraft remain under investigation," JetBlue said. "This is a heartbreaking situation, and we are committed to working closely with authorities to support their efforts to understand how this occurred."

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To: janetjanet998

Why do idiots keep trying this? They almost never survive. The wheel compartment is not pressurized.

2 posted on 01/07/2025 4:15:38 AM PST by FLT-bird

To: janetjanet998

I think there has been only case in aviation history where a person survived a trip in the wheel well of an airplane.

But I don’t know if there have been others.

3 posted on 01/07/2025 4:15:40 AM PST by Jonty30 (Genghis Khan did not have the most descendants. His father had more. )

To: janetjanet998

I think those two stowaways learned their lesson. They will never do that again.

4 posted on 01/07/2025 4:16:07 AM PST by redfreedom (May God save us from what the Democrats do in the name of good.)

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