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JetBlue flight B6 1189 from New York John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to San Diego International Airport (SAN) was forced to divert to Salina Regional Airport (SLN) in Kansas due to a fire in the cargo hold. Passengers report that the aircraft rapidly descended from 36,000 feet to 4,250 feet after the pilots were notified of a smoke alert.
Emergency landing 35k ft to ground in 10 min.
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The Airbus A321-200 had 130 passengers on board. One passenger posted on Reddit that the “flight attendants [were] moving fast and looking scared.” Pilots notified passengers that they would be making an emergency landing due to the smoke indication. The Salina Fire Department met the aircraft upon landing. Passengers were concerned while descending as some condensation mist came through the cabin’s vents. This had them questioning if it was smoke or not.
The Reddit post continued:
The airport is so small, they actually got the local school bus drivers to come and bring us from the tarmac to the terminal. Pilot came to talk to us maybe 90 minutes after we landed and said they don’t know if there was any fire or smoke, but since the suppression system was deployed, that plane has to go to Boston to get checked out and can’t carry passengers. They left with the crew.”
No injuries were reported and a new plane was dispatched by JetBlue to take them onto their final destination at San Diego International Airport (SAN).
Anthony’s Take: Thankfully, this flight landed without issues and the passengers were accommodated same day.
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