Passengers exited a JetBlue Airbus A320 using evacuation slides after smoke was reported shortly after takeoff from Newark.
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Flights at Newark Liberty International Airport were “temporarily suspended” after a JetBlue flight had to make an emergency landing due to smoke in the cockpit, officials said.
JetBlue flight 543 took off from Newark en route to West Palm Beach, Florida, but had to immediately return due to Newark around 5:55 p.m. after “the crew of the Airbus A320 reported smoke in the cockpit,” according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Passengers were evacuated from the aircraft via slides, and no injuries have been reported, officials said.
Newark Airport posted at 6:35 p.m. ET: “Flight operations at Newark Liberty are temporarily suspended while an aircraft is removed from the taxiway due to an earlier incident.” The airport resumed flight operations at 7 p.m., according to the Port Authority.
The FAA is investigating the incident.
This is a developing story.
