Fort Lauderdale (US), Jan 7 (AP) Two bodies were found in the landing gear compartment of a JetBlue aircraft at a South Florida airport, authorities said.

The bodies were located in the wheel well area Monday night at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, WPLG-TV reported.

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They were discovered during a routine post-flight maintenance inspection, a JetBlue spokesperson told the TV station.

The aircraft had arrived in Fort Lauderdale shortly after 11 pm from John F Kennedy International Airport in New York.

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Names of the people or other details about them were not immediately released Tuesday. (AP)

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