{"id":135129,"date":"2022-12-26T15:22:22","date_gmt":"2022-12-26T15:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=135129"},"modified":"2022-12-26T15:22:27","modified_gmt":"2022-12-26T15:22:27","slug":"small-fire-forces-evacuation-of-jetblue-aircraft-at-jfk-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2022\/12\/small-fire-forces-evacuation-of-jetblue-aircraft-at-jfk-airport.html","title":{"rendered":"Small fire forces evacuation of Jetblue aircraft at JFK airport"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A small fire aboard a <strong>JetBlue Airways <\/strong>plane forced the evacuation of 167 passengers at New York&#8217;s John F. Kennedy International Airport on Saturday night, fire officials said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The incident &#8211; which occurred shortly after the flight from Barbados landed at the airport &#8211; may have been triggered by an electronic device, JetBlue said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Five passengers suffered minor injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/en\/2022\/12\/jetblue-and-american-airlines-to-increase-flights-in-new-york-and-boston.html\">JetBlue and American Airlines to increase flights in New York and Boston<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;On Saturday, JetBlue Flight 662 with service from Bridgetown, Barbados (BGI), was evacuated shortly after landing at New York&#8217;s John F. Kennedy (JFK) airport due to reports of a passenger&#8217;s electronic device or battery malfunctioning,&#8221; company spokesman Derek Dombrowski said in a statement to CNN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Safety is always our number one priority. JetBlue is coordinating with officials from the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board,&#8221; Dombrowski added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For its part, the New York Fire Department reported the fire around 9 p.m. at the airport&#8217;s Terminal 5, and indicated that the Port Authority&#8217;s regional agency evacuated the plane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"related-topics\">Related Topics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-post-grid uagb-post-grid  uagb-post__image-position-top uagb-post__image-enabled uagb-block-931cb78a     uagb-post__items uagb-post__columns-2 is-grid uagb-post__columns-tablet-2 uagb-post__columns-mobile-1 uagb-post__equal-height\" data-total=\"506\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a 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