Overview
- FBI agents, including a K9 unit, searched JetBlue Flight 1231 following a reported bomb threat upon arrival at Vero Beach Regional Airport.
- JetBlue said the plane taxied to a remote area after landing and that law enforcement later cleared the aircraft.
- Passengers were escorted off the aircraft and were cleared about two and a half hours after the 12:14 p.m. arrival.
- The FBI said it is investigating the reported threat.
- A Boston TV reporter on board said the pilot alerted passengers to a “security issue,” and the return flight scheduled for 1:10 p.m. was delayed to 6:20 p.m.