Overview
- JetBlue Flight 1231 taxied to a remote area after landing in Vero Beach, where law enforcement met the aircraft.
- FBI K9 teams searched the cabin and passenger bags, which were removed for separate inspection, before travelers were escorted off.
- The flight arrived around 12:14 p.m., passengers were cleared about 2½ hours later, and the scheduled return leg was delayed.
- Responding agencies included the FBI, Vero Beach Police, Indian River County Sheriff’s Office, Indian River Fire Rescue, and St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office Bomb Dog Unit.
- Massachusetts State Police said MassPort received a bomb claim from an unidentified person, and officials later deemed the threat not credible.