WASHINGTON >> A JetBlue Airways flight en route from Cancun, Mexico, to New Jersey diverted today to Tampa after suffering a flight control issue, resulting in some passenger injuries, the Federal Aviation Administration and airline said.

JetBlue Flight 1230 — an Airbus 320 — departed Cancun International Airport in Mexico and was headed to New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International Airport when it landed around 2:19 p.m. ET (8:19 a.m. Hawaii time) at Tampa, Florida. The FAA is investigating.

JetBlue said the aircraft experienced a drop in altitude and the “flight was met by medical personnel who evaluated customers and crewmembers, and those needing additional care were transported to a local hospital.”

The airline did not immediately say how many people were injured.

The plane was rem

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