Two people were found dead in the wheel well of a JetBlue Airbus A320 in Fort Lauderdale.

On January 6, two bodies were discovered in the wheel well of a JetBlue aircraft at Fort Lauderdale International Airport, shortly after its direct trip from New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport. This is yet another instance that has raised concerns about airline security in recent months.

Two bodies were discovered during a post-flight inspection.

On January 6, a JetBlue Airbus A320 was undergoing post-flight maintenance when two bodies were discovered in the wheel well. The identities of the deceased are being investigated, and the circumstances of their deaths are still being determined.

JetBlue operated flight B6 1801 from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). Flightradar24 shows that the aircraft was scheduled to depart at 19:30.

However, it was delayed upon departure and was pushed back from the gate at 20:20. The jet arrived at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) at 23:03, which was later than planned at 22:42. JetBlue provides several daily flights between JFK and FLL.

I saw two males at the landing gear area.

A gate technician at a Florida airport saw two individuals ‘not moving’ near the landing gear area, as reported by Broadcastify.

The gate technician checked on the two males and discovered they had died. The Broward County Medical Examiner will now conduct autopsies to ascertain the individuals’ causes of death. According to the initial report, the bodies were already in a poor state of decay.

Although the incident had no impact on airport operations, the aircraft is still grounded at FLL and has been returned to the airline. JetBlue issued a statement following the incident:

“This is a heartbreaking situation, and we are committed to working closely with authorities to support their efforts to understand how this occurred.”

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates JFK Airport, has not commented on the deaths. The NTSB is not interested in the matter because it appears to have no involvement with the flight crew or its activities.

A complete day of flight activities.

Flightradar24 identified the aircraft as N644JB, an 18-year-old Airbus A320-200 which joined the carrier on September 21, 2006.According to ch-aviation, the aircraft flew under the French test registration F-WWBO on August 29, 2006, before being delivered to the airline. Two IAE V2527-A5 engines power it.

Leading up to the incident, the aircraft had a full day of service

N644JB operated the following flights on Monday, January 6:

• B6 1760 left Kingston, Jamaica at 01:24 and arrived in New York JFK at 04:33.
• B6 871 departed New York JFK at 07:49 and arrived in Salt Lake City at 10:29.
• B6 872 departed Salt Lake City at 12:51 and arrived at New York JFK at 18:45.
• B6 1801 left New York JFK at 20:20 and arrived in Fort Lauderdale at 23:03.

Unfortunately for airlines, individuals attempting to smuggle themselves into aircraft wheel wells are more numerous than one might believe. This incident took place less than two weeks after a body was discovered in the wheel bay of a United Airlines flight bound for Maui.

The FAA reports that around 80% of people who attempt to fly in an aircraft’s wheel well or exterior component perish during flight owing to limited space, lack of oxygen, and freezing temperatures at cruising altitude.

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