BOMB THREAT Reported On Frontier Airlines Flight In Atlanta

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Passengers in Atlanta had a scare.

Passengers on board a Frontier Airlines flight in Atlanta had their flight delayed after a passenger made a verbal bomb threat.

Authorities quickly detained the passenger and conducted an investigation to review whether the threat was credible.

The incident was originally reported as a potential hijacking incident:

Fox News reported more on the incident and whether there was an actual bomb on board:

A Frontier Airlines flight was moved to an isolated runway at Atlanta’s airport Sunday after a passenger made a bomb threat, prompting a law enforcement response before officials deemed the threat non-credible.

Frontier Flight 2539 from Columbus, Ohio, had landed at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and was taxiing to the gate when a passenger allegedly made the verbal threat.

As a precaution and in coordination with local authorities, the aircraft was redirected to a remote location where law enforcement responded.

Passengers deplaned using airstairs and were bused to the terminal. Authorities later determined the threat was not credible.

The FBI and Atlanta Police Department told Fox News the incident remains under investigation, with Atlanta police taking the lead.

Bomb threat reports have increased in recent weeks since the U.S. initiated military operations in Iran.

The timing of the threats comes at a difficult time, considering TSA agents have been calling out in large numbers due to not being paid, per CNN:

More than 2,800 Transportation Security Administration officers, or 10.27% of workers nationwide, called out of work on Saturday, according to data from the Department of Homeland Security, with five major airports reporting individual call out rates of 30% or higher.

For several days now, TSA staffing shortages have triggered hourslong lines at major airports across the country, including in Baltimore, Houston, New York and Atlanta.

On Saturday, approximately 33% of workers did not show up for work at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport – about 30 miles from Capitol Hill – where lines snaked through the airport, eventually leading travelers outside to wait in the cold.

“(There are) babies outside, the elderly, people in wheelchairs, they’re freezing,” one traveler named Kevin told CNN affiliate WBAL.



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