Hundreds of travelers aboard JetBlue Airways Flight B6 1009 faced significant disruptions Monday evening when their scheduled journey from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport to Santo Domingo was abruptly canceled due to an unspecified technical malfunction. The Airbus A320, which had initially pushed back from gate 508 and commenced taxiing procedures, was compelled to return to the terminal just moments before its intended 5:45 p.m. departure.
According to eyewitness accounts, the aircraft was subsequently repositioned to gate 516 where ground crew initiated defueling operations. Shortly thereafter, the flight crew made an unexpected announcement declaring the aircraft officially out of service, without providing passengers with specific details regarding the nature of the mechanical failure.
The situation escalated rapidly as anxious passengers contacted relatives in the Dominican Republic who were already en route to Las Américas International Airport for scheduled arrivals. JetBlue representatives eventually directed affected travelers to gate 521 for boarding procedures on a replacement aircraft. However, the absence of concrete information regarding the new departure time created prolonged uncertainty and frustration among stranded passengers, as reported by RC Noticias.