Two bodies found in airliner landing gear in Florida

A JetBlue plane takes off from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). FILE PHOTO/Agence France-Presse

NEW YORK — Two bodies were found in the landing gear compartment of a JetBlue airliner after a flight from New York to Florida, the airline said Tuesday.

The bodies of these people, so far not identified, were found Monday during a routine inspection after the plane landed in Fort Lauderdale, JetBlue said.

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It said it is investigating their identity and how they got into the landing gear compartment of the Airbus plane that flew in from JFK Airport in New York.

READ: Body found in landing gear of plane at Paris airport

The company gave no information on what flights this particular plane made previously outside the United States.

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Undocumented migrants do at times attempt dangerous trips in the landing gear compartments of jetliners.

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On December 24, a body was found in such a compartment in a United Airlines plane that traveled from Chicago to Maui, one of the islands of Hawaii.



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