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Jet Blue Emergency Landing in Kingston Jamaica

What: JetBlue A320 Airbus en route from Orlando to Bogota Colombia
Where: Norman Manley International Airport Kingston
When: Feb 3 2011 8:10 p.m
Who: 149 passengers
Why: While en route, the plane’s systems indicated smoke in the cabin. The pilot diverted to Kingston where they made a safe landing. The flight was inspected on landing, and no smoke was found.

Arrangements were being made to fly the passengers to Colombia.

However, the Airbus problem was an “erroneous reading.” The plane left Jamaica shortly after midnight.

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