A serious aviation safety incident unfolded over the Caribbean on Friday evening when a JetBlue passenger aircraft narrowly avoided colliding with a United States military refueling plane while climbing out of Curaçao.

A JetBlue flight from Curacao to New York JFK nearly collided with a U.S. military plane that wasn’t transmitting its location, prompting the FAA to issue a cautionary notice for Curacao's airspace.

A JetBlue Airbus A320 was involved in a serious close-call with a US military refueling tanker flying with its transponder switched off over Curaçao. The JetBlue flight crew had to take defensive action to avoid a midair collision with the tanker, which reportedly came within a few miles of the passenger jet at a similar altitude.

ENGLAND have been allocated fewer tickets by FIFA for their World Cup opener than the tournament’s tiniest nation Curacao — which has a smaller population than ­Milton Keynes.

Curacao, with a population of fewer than 200,000 people, is the smallest country to qualify for the World Cup, but they should not be underestimated.

TALK about unlikely, as Cape Verde have now been joined by Curacao, a tiny dot off the coast of Venezuela, in reaching next summer’s World Cup. Curacao has a population of only

Curacao is one of the teams to benefit from the expanded roster in the World Cup, which will see the participation of 48 teams for the first time.

Here is Curaçao's World Cup group stage opponents, which stadiums they will play at, and the times for the games.

Curacao have become the smallest nation ever to reach the World Cup after a 0-0 draw with Jamaica in their final qualifying game. Curacao finished the third round qualifying stage at the top of Group B with 12 points from six games,

Here's what to know about Curaçao's 2026 World Cup group and schedule: The smallest nation in the World Cup hopes to make a huge impact. Its journey starts in the XXXXXX group. June 14: Curaçao vs. Germany at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia or NRG Stadium in Houston