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White Powder Found on Plane at Bradley Airport

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State police are investigating after white powder was found on a plane that landed at Bradley Airport on Monday night.

A flight attendant discovered a small amount of white powder on the bathroom of aircraft, police said. The plane taxied on the runway as normal and the 135 passengers and five crew members were allowed to get off the plane.

According to Bradley Airport officials the Jet Blue 460 flight from Fort Lauderdale, Florida landed at the airport around 8:30 p.m. and the flight crew had to take decontaminating showers as a precaution.

"Initial reports indicate Jetblue flight 460 from Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood to Hartford with 135 customers and 5 crew, encountered a security incident onboard. Out of an abundance of caution, local authorities met the flight upon arrival at 8:18 p.m. at Bradley International Airport. All Customers have deplaned safely and securely at this time," JetBlue Airlines said in a statement.

The incident did not affect any airport operations or cause delays to any incoming or outgoing flights.

The State Police Emergency Services team is on site investigating.


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