Two bodies were found in the landing gear compartment of a JetBlue aircraft at a South Florida airport, authorities said.
The airline reported that the bodies were discovered in the wheel well area at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Monday night, according to a statement provided to The Associated Press.
They were discovered during a routine post-flight maintenance inspection, JetBlue said.
The aircraft had arrived in Fort Lauderdale shortly after 11 p.m. from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.
JetBlue stated, “The identities of the individuals and the circumstances surrounding their access to the aircraft are currently being investigated.”
The airline expressed its condolences, stating, “This is a tragic event, and we are dedicated to collaborating with authorities to assist in determining the circumstances surrounding this incident.”
Names and other details were not immediately released on Tuesday.
It’s the second time over the past month that a body has been found in the wheel well of an airplane. In late December, a body was found in the wheel well of a United Airlines plane after it landed in Maui from Chicago.
The airline industry in recent months has also been dealing with unticketed passengers found in cabins.
In November, a Russian national who did not have a ticket boarded a Paris-bound Delta Air Lines flight in New York and was arrested when the plane touched down in France. She had somehow bypassed security to board the flight, authorities said.
Then on Christmas Eve, a passenger without a ticket boarded a Delta Air Lines flight from Seattle to Honolulu. The passenger was discovered while the plane was taxiing for departure, Delta said at the time.
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