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Two flight attendants received a photo of a safety vest or a person wearing a safety vest, leading to the evacuation of a JetBlue aircraft
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The 573 JetBlue flight to Tampa was about to take off around 7:20 am at Newark Airport when the flight attendants saw the photo
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The plane returned to the boarding gate and 150 passengers were disembarked on the tarmac by airways.
A photo of a suicide vest or a person wearing a suicide vest led to the evacuation of a JetBlue aircraft at Newark Airport on Saturday morning, said sources at NBC 4 New York.
The photo was dropped on two flight attendants, who informed the captain, said the sources. AirDrop is a way to transfer photos between Apple devices.
JetBlue Flight 573 was about to depart for Tampa at approximately 0720 when the flight attendants received the photo.
The plane returned to the boarding gate and 150 passengers were disembarked on the tarmac by air stairs, according to the port authorities.
"As a precaution," the plane was moved to a remote area and passengers were disembarked and bused to the terminal, a spokesman said. He added that passengers and baggage would be subject to a new check.
The flight eventually left Newark at 11:27 am after passing additional security checks, and was due to arrive in Tampa at 13:54, JetBlue said in a statement.
No other flights were delayed.
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