'Security-related situation' grounds flight to vacation hot spot, passengers confined for hours

JetBlue passengers connected a formation from Boston to Aruba were stuck connected a level for hours Monday portion authorities investigated a "security-related situation."

When the formation landed astatine Queen Beatrix International Airport connected Feb. 9, the aviator was directed to parkland successful an alternate location. The crushed cited was a "security-related situation," JetBlue told Boston presumption WCVB News Center 5.

Frustrated passengers were kept onboard for astir 2 hours aft landing, the presumption said.

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One traveler told the outlet that instrumentality enforcement officers boarded the craft and checked passports individually. Then they were allowed to exit enactment by row. A K9 portion was besides brought successful to inspect luggage.

"The formation was met by instrumentality enforcement who conducted further screenings and customers person since disembarked," the hose said. 

A information contented connected a JetBlue formation concisely unopen down Aruba’s airdrome Monday, with passengers kept onboard for astir 2 hours aft landing. (Joan Valls/Urbanandsport/NurPhoto/Getty Images)

"The information of our customers and unit members is JetBlue’s archetypal priority, and further inquiries should beryllium directed to instrumentality enforcement."

During the incident, airdrome operations were temporarily suspended. In notices shared connected societal media, Queen Beatrix International Airport said entree to the terminal was restricted portion authorities assessed the situation.

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"Due to a security-related situation, airdrome operations are temporarily paused. The concern is being managed by the due authorities, and information remains our apical priority," the airdrome said successful a Facebook post.

About an hr later, the airdrome issued an update stating that operations would stay suspended for different 90 minutes oregon so.

A rider said officers boarded the plane, checked passports individually and brought successful a K9 unit, specified arsenic the 1 shown above, to inspect luggage. (iStock)

Travelers wrong the terminal were instructed to stay determination — portion those who had not yet entered were asked to hold extracurricular until rider processing resumed.

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On societal media, immoderate passengers reported disruptions to connecting question plans arsenic a effect of the delay, including missed oregon rerouted flights.

Passengers reported that the hold astatine the airdrome disrupted connecting question plans, resulting successful missed oregon rerouted flights. (iStock)

"We sat successful the airdrome for 3 other hours and galore radical missed connecting flights," 1 idiosyncratic connected Facebook said.

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"Messed up my full day," a Reddit idiosyncratic commented.

Later successful the day, Aruba Airport Authority N.V. confirmed successful a property merchandise that airdrome operations had afloat resumed.

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Fox News Digital reached retired to JetBlue for further comment.