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A JetBlue flight traveling from Cancun to New Jersey was forced to make an emergency diversion to Tampa on Thursday after a sudden “drop in altitude” left several passengers injured, the air carrier told Fox News Digital.

Flight 1230, an Airbus 320, was headed to New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International Airport from Cancun International Airport in Mexico when it suddenly suffered a “flight control issue” and had to be diverted to a nearby airport, the airline said.

The plane landed at Tampa International Airport around 2:00 p.m. local time, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told Fox News Digital.

JetBlue added that the “flight was met by medical personnel who evaluated customers and crewmembers, and those needing additional care were

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