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2 Found Dead In JetBlue Landing Gear After Flight From JFK 2 Found Dead In JetBlue Landing Gear After Flight From JFK
2 Found Dead In JetBlue Landing Gear After Flight From JFK Two unidentified bodies were found in the landing gear compartment of a JetBlue plane after it landed at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport late Monday night, Jan. 6.  The airline confirmed the news in a statement released on Tuesday morning, Jan. 7, noting that the bodies were discovered during a routine post-flight maintenance inspection. "At this time, the identities of the individuals and the circumstances surrounding how they accessed the aircraft remain under investigation," JetBlue said. “This is a heartbreaking situation, and we are committed to working c…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Cleared For Takeoff: Breeze Airways Expands Service Through White Plains Cleared For Takeoff: Breeze Airways Expands Service Through White Plains
Cleared For Takeoff: Breeze Airways Expands Service Through White Plains A young airway offering affordable flights from the mind behind JetBlue has added a new destination to its service through Westchester County Airport. Breeze Airways, which began operations in 2021, is once again expanding its ever-growing service by adding another destination from White Plains, the company announced on Tuesday, Jan. 9. The new flights from Westchester County Airport will fly non-stop to the Raleigh-Durham Airport in North Carolina. Though available to book now through the Breeze Airways website, the flights will officially take off on Fridays and Mondays starting on Fr…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Passenger Threatens Woman With Razor Blade On Flight From JFK, Feds Say Passenger Threatens Woman With Razor Blade On Flight From JFK, Feds Say
Passenger Threatens Woman With Razor Blade On Flight From JFK, Feds Say A man has been apprehended after allegedly holding a razor blade to a woman's throat on a Thanksgiving Week flight out of John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City. The 41-year-old suspect, a Utah resident from the city of Syracuse, located about 30 miles north of Salt Lake City in Davis County, has been arrested and charged in a federal criminal complaint for carrying and using the straight-edge razor blade during a flight Monday, Nov. 21, according to the US Attorney's Office for the District of Utah. According to the allegations in the complaint and law enforcement affidavi…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Construction Set To Begin On $4.2B New Terminal At JFK, Here's What Travelers Can Expect Construction Set To Begin On $4.2B New Terminal At JFK, Here's What Travelers Can Expect
Construction Set To Begin On $4.2B New Terminal At JFK, Here's What Travelers Can Expect Faster TSA lines, touchless technology from check-in to gate, and reduced traffic congestion. Those are just some of the improvements that travelers can expect once a $4.2 billion new terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport is completed. Earlier Report: Construction Begins On $9.5 Billion 'New Terminal One' At JFK Airport Construction on the first phase of the 1.2 million-square-foot Terminal 6 is set to begin in early 2023, making room for an additional 10 gates, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Thursday, Nov. 17. "JFK International - the nation's door to the world - will soon …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Video Captures Bill O'Reilly Threatening Worker At JFK Airport Video Captures Bill O'Reilly Threatening Worker At JFK Airport
Video Captures Bill O'Reilly Threatening Worker At JFK Airport Former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly is going viral for the wrong reasons after being caught on video berating and belittling an employee at JFK Airport. A video surfaced of the 72-year-old right-wing talking head on social media after he was involved in a heated exchange with an airline employee, during which he cursed them out over a delayed JetBlue flight at JFK. “What you're gonna do ... it's three hours late," O'Reilly is heard saying in the video. When the employee responds, O'Reilly can be heard interrupting the worker and saying, "No, no, no. You're going to find out," while pointing…

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by Zak Failla
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JetBlue Passenger Tries Storming Cockpit, Breaks Out Of Restraints On Flight From Boston JetBlue Passenger Tries Storming Cockpit, Breaks Out Of Restraints On Flight From Boston
JetBlue Passenger Tries Storming Cockpit, Breaks Out Of Restraints On Flight From Boston A JetBlue passenger tried storming the cockpit, grappled with half-a-dozen crew members, and then broke free from plastic zip ties during a flight from Boston to Puerto Rico earlier this week, FBI documents show. Khalil El Dahr tried to make a phone call toward the end of the flight on Wednesday, Sept. 22, and "became angry about the call's unsuccess," according to an FBI affidavit obtained by the Daily Beast. Approximately 45 minutes before landing, El Dahr rushed toward the cockpit yelling for someone to shoot him, while holding a flight attendant by his tie -- nearly strangling him, the …

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by Cecilia Levine