Overview
- The Airbus A320 operating as JetBlue flight B61230 dropped from 35,000 feet to about 18,125 feet in roughly six minutes, according to Flightradar24.
- The flight departed Cancún for Newark before diverting to Tampa, where it landed and emergency crews treated multiple injured passengers.
- Air traffic control audio posted on LiveATC.net captured the crew reporting at least three injuries, including a head laceration.
- JetBlue said all passengers and crew were medically evaluated after landing and some were taken to hospitals, with final injury counts still unspecified.
- The airline removed the aircraft from service for inspection as regulators begin fact-finding into the cause of the rapid descent.