"Stowaways" found dead in the aircraft's landing gear compartment

Fort Lauderdale (USA) - Two lifeless human bodies were discovered in the landing gear compartment of a jetBlue aircraft .

The bodies were found in the landing gear compartment of a jetBlue airline plane.
The bodies were found in the landing gear compartment of a jetBlue airline plane.  © Wilfredo Lee/AP/dpa

According to a Daily Mail report, airport staff found the two bodies last Monday evening during a routine check of the plane after a flight. The exact identities of the two people are still unknown.

The passenger plane had taken off from New York at around 8pm last Monday and landed in Florida around three hours later.

Policeofficials are now investigating how the two "stowaways" were able to board the plane unseen and whether there were any security gaps at the New York airport.

Plane was on its way from New York to Fort Lauderdale

The aircraft, flight number JBU1801, flew from New York to Fort Lauderdale last Monday evening.
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A Fort Lauderdale airport spokesperson said in an interview that the airport would "work closely with the police in such a heartbreaking situation to uncover the exact circumstances of this tragedy".

However, there were no delays or cancellations of other flights due to this incident at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.