Was it organs? Vital medicine? I could not figure out what was inside a trio of mysterious large black boxes on my recent JetBlue flight that were gate-checked then placed in the cargo hold.
Mysterious Black Cube-Shaped Boxes Loaded Onto My JetBlue Flight
While waiting to board my JetBlue flight from Bubrank to New York, I noticed the pilots were standing next to three large black cube-shaped boxes. Each box had a handle on top and “fragile” stickers on all sides. The boxes were about two feet by two feet by two feet.
Curiously, they were placed near the airport boarding door at the gate…long before boarding began they were taken away by a member of ground staff, presumably to be loaded in the cargo hold. However, it appeared they belonged to a passenger(s) because there was a purple “claim at gate” tag affixed to each one as well as a JetBlue luggage tag that included personal contact information.
I suppose I could have asked…but it wasn’t really my business and I was too worried about being first onboard so that I could snap some pictures of the cabin before any other passengers got onboard (story of my life when it comes to air travel). But when writing my review earlier these photos came up and left me wondering.
I figure the collective wisdom here should lead to an answer. What could it be?
The Mueller Report.
It’s GUWonder’s brain, off to a testing lab to see if being a dullard is hereditary or congenital.
For a second I thought they were my duffel bags that stupid KLM lost on my European trip last week. Two large black duffel bags with most of our clothes, gifts, shoes, etc… AirTags are active and I can see exactly where the bags are but KLM says their “team of experts” are still tracing them. They are absolutely useless and I have no idea how to make these bags moving unless I fly to FCO airport and grab them myself.
The Burbank to New York flight means that it is unlikely that it is human organs, except possibly human corneas. That is because solid organs are handled by UNOS, which have criteria for distribution of organs. BUR-JFK is unlikely. Within California would be more likely.
I have shipped things domestically on United by air cargo and it was handled in the cargo area. Once I shipped a box on United and it was handled at the check in counter.
My best guess is that JetBlue handles things differently from my United experience and that it was some sort of special cargo. It looks like it is meant to keep a certain temperature so maybe it’s medicine or lab cultures of some sort.