This is a heartbreaking situation, and we are committed to working closely with authorities to support their efforts to understand how this occurred,” a JetBlue spokesperson said.

It was the second time in two weeks that an airline discovered a dead passenger in the landing gear compartment.

Two people were found dead in the wheel well of a JetBlue plane from New York City after it landed at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, the airline said. The discovery is the latest in a string of incidents that have raised concerns over airline security.

Two bodies were found Monday night in the landing gear of a JetBlue plane that had departed from John F. Kennedy Airport in Queens.