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TWO people have been found dead inside the landing gear compartment of a JetBlue passenger plane, the airline has confirmed.
The horror discovery was made at Fort Lauderdale airport in Florida on January 6.
The remains were discovered when maintenance workers were checking over the plane that had touched down in the Sunshine State.
A JetBlue representative confirmed to the Fox affiliate WOFL-TV that the plane operated the flight route 1801.
This left New York’s JFK airport at around 7:50pm local time before landing in Fort Lauderdale at 11:10pm, according to FlightAware.
It remains unknown how the people entered the compartment as the probe remains ongoing.
And, the two people were already dead when they were found.
A JetBlue representative told The U.S. Sun the two people have yet to be identified.
“This is a heartbreaking situation, and we are committed to working closely with authorities to support their efforts to understand how this occurred.”
Officials from the Broward County Sheriff’s Office and medical examiners have been seen outside the airport.
JetBlue has not revealed where the flight departed.
Flights landing and departing the airport have not been impacted.
The U.S. Sun has approached the Fort Lauderdale Police Department for comment.
It comes just days after a body was discovered in the wheel well of a United Airlines flight that landed in Hawaii.
The plane had taken off from Chicago before landing on the island.
A United Airlines spokesperson revealed it was unknown how the person ended up in the wheel well.
But it’s reported that the discovery didn’t affect flights jetting out of the island.
In August, two Delta Airlines workers were killed in Atlanta following a tire explosion.
Jet Blue Statement
Two people have been found dead inside a Jet Blue plane in Florida. A spokesperson told The U.S. Sun:
“On Monday evening, January 6, at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, two individuals were found in the landing gear compartment of one of our aircraft during the routine post-flight maintenance inspection.
“Tragically, both individuals were deceased. At this time, the identities of the individuals and the circumstances surrounding how they accessed the aircraft remain under investigation.
“This is a heartbreaking situation, and we are committed to working closely with authorities to support their efforts to understand how this occurred.”
The victims were identified as Mirko Marweg, a 58-year-old father, and Luis Aldarondo Jr, 37.
The blast happened when the tire was being changed, and witnesses recalled that it sent shards of metal.
The U.S. Sun also reported how a woman died after being trapped in a conveyor belt at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport.
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