JetBlue's Airbus A321 at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) experienced an 11-hour delay due to an accident with a tug vehicle. All passengers have been disembarked and given the choice of a different flight, and no injuries have been recorded despite the inconvenience.
Specifics of the incident
At 1:40 PM local San Francisco time, JetBlue flight 534 was scheduled to depart from SFO airport and arrive at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS). However, the incident resulted in damage to the airline's Airbus A321, which caused an 11-hour delay. According to Flightradar24.com, the flight left from SFO at 12:22 AM local San Francisco time.
The airline's A321 aircraft has been temporarily taken out of service for inspection, according to a statement from JetBlue obtained by CBS News. As of right now, it is unknown how much of the aircraft was damaged.
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JetBlue replaced the A321 with its Airbus A320 aircraft, registered as N638JB, according to data from Flugradar24.com. A passenger shared a video of the damaged JetBlue plane on X, the original name of Twitter.
Flying nonstop to Boston (BOS), New York (JFK), Newark (EWR), Los Angeles (LAX), Hartford (BDL), Fort Lauderdale (FLL), and Cancun (CUN), the New York-based airline now operates flights from San Francisco (SFO).
JetBlue's fleet and route network
As the sixth-largest airline in the United States, JetBlue is a major participant in the aviation sector. With more than 100 destinations across the United States, Latin America, the Caribbean, and the United Kingdom, the airline has an extensive network.
JetBlue presently operates a fleet of 281 aircraft, with an average age of 12.6 years, out of its total number of aircraft. Planespotters.net data indicates that this fleet is made up of 129 Airbus A320-200s, 63 Airbus A321-200s, 29 Airbus A321neos, 41 Embraer ERJ-190 regional jets, and 19 Airbus A220-300 aircraft.
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