MIAMI - The discovery of two dead stowaways in the landing gear compartment of a JetBlue Airways plane Monday night in Fort Lauderdale has reignited concerns about aviation security and the grim risks of such attempts, which have historically resulted in a high fatality rate.

Two people were found dead in the landing gear compartment of a JetBlue plane after it landed in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the airline said in a statement on Tuesday. The bodies were discovered Monday evening during a "routine post-flight maintenance inspection" at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, the airline said.

Two stowaways were found dead late last night in the wheel well of a JetBlue plane that had landed at Florida's Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport from New York's JFK. This comes two weeks after a body was found in the wheel well of a United Airlines plane that had landed in Maui after departing from Chicago.

The bodies of two people were found inside the landing gear of a JetBlue plane that landed in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Monday, the airline said.

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Two people have been found dead in the landing gear compartment of a JetBlue aircraft at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Florida.

Two people were found dead in the wheel well of a JetBlue plane from New York City after it landed at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, the airline said Tuesday.

JetBlue issued a statement that said two people were found dead in an aircraft's landing gear compartment on Monday night. The bodies were found during a routine inspection after the plane landed.

The discovery of two bodies in the landing gear of a JetBlue plane on Monday night has drawn widespread attention. The flight had arrived at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport from New York City. While tragic and unsettling, such incidents, though rare, are not unprecedented.

JetBlue has released a statement after two men were found dead inside the landing gear compartment of a JetBlue aircraft Monday night at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.

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