Mystery as two people found dead in compartment of JetBlue passenger plane after it landed in Florida
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 Florida's Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood airport, located around 25 miles from Miami, on Monday.
The plane arrived 28 minutes late.
It remains unknown how the people entered the compartment as the probe remains ongoing.
Cops confirmed that the bodies were badly decomposed, according to .
A JetBlue representative said 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," they said.
Landing gear compartments are often used by stowaways.
A report from 2011 revealed around 80% of those who try to fly in the wheel well or another compartment die.
Officials from the Broward County Sheriff's Office and medical examiners have been seen outside the airport.
Flights landing and departing the airport have not been impacted.
Last year, more than 35 million people traveled through Fort Lauderdale airport - up 10.8% compared to 2022.
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 on Christmas Eve before landing on the island.
JetBlue 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."
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.
The victims were identified as Mirko Marweg, a 58-year-old father, and Luis Aldarondo Jr, 37.
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The blast happened when the tire was being changed, and witnesses recalled that it sent shards of metal flying.
The U.S. Sun also reported how a woman died after being trapped in a conveyor belt at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport.