Summary A JetBlue aircraft's cabin was filled with smoke due to a cell phone malfunction. Quick action by the cabin crew members contained the situation. Lithium batteries are often the reason cell phones catch fire.
A JetBlue flight from Los Angeles to Boston faced some tense moments when its cabin was filled with smoke due to a malfunctioning cell phone. A situation like this could induce panic for the occupants of the aircraft, but thankfully, the cabin crew members jumped into action and contained the situation quickly. Smoke in the cabin On August 20, a JetBlue flight from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) faced a tricky situation during its final descent.
According to CBS News , passengers saw smoke coming out of the first-class cabin. The incident took place on an Airbus A321 aircraft that was operating flight B6 988, a red-eye service that departs LAX at 22:25 and arrives in Boston at 07:01. One of the passengers on the flight, Laura Benson, told CBS News that she saw heavy smoke coming out of the seating area of the first-class cabin.
She added that there was a strong burning plastic smell, and soon after, the cabin was filled with smoke. Cabin crew jumps into action The flight attendants on the aircraft wasted no time in addressing the situation and began clearing the space by moving passengers to other empty seats away from the smoke. Benson said, “They went and they got the fire extinguisher, made sure that every.