US EditionReagan Airport Flights Halted Due to United Airlines Bomb Threat
The ground stop lasted about an hour and involved offloading passengers from a United flight after an unconfirmed bomb threat, with flights resuming by early afternoon.
- On Tuesday, a temporary ground stop at Ronald Reagan National Airport halted departures after an unconfirmed bomb threat isolated a United Airlines flight from Houston; the runway reopened at 12:50 p.m.
- Controllers asked the aircraft to move to the runway edge after receiving an unconfirmed bomb threat, and the FAA said it was aware of a reported security issue at Reagan National Airport.
- Passengers from the affected United flight were offloaded using buses and mobile stair steps after about half an hour, while other airlines' flights were held, returned to gates, or diverted to Dulles Airport and Baltimore.
- Officials noted the disruption amid broader warnings from Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, as the FAA issued a ground stop at Ronald Reagan National Airport, marking the third such action in the past week.
- Live video showed police racing to the aircraft at Reagan's runways near the Potomac River, with WUSA News capturing police cars rushing as the flight was isolated to the eastern runways.
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Bomb Threat Halts Flights at One of Busiest US Airports
All flights into and out of one of the United States' busiest runways were halted for a time Tuesday due to a bomb threat, authorities announced. The threat was directed towards a United Airlines flight traveling from Houston, Texas, to Ronald Reagan National Airport in the Washington, DC area, US...
A United Airlines bomb threat caused a ground stop at Reagan Airport
A United flight received a bomb threat.SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty ImagesReagan Airport halted flights due to a security threat on a United plane on Tuesday.ATC audio indicated an "unconfirmed bomb report" after the plane arrived from Houston.This appears to be an apparent hoax, with the FBI telling BI that "no hazards were found."An airport halted flights for about an hour on Tuesday — and it wasn't because of a staffing shortage.A United Airlines …
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Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport was briefly in a panicked state on Tuesday after a bomb threat reported on a United Airlines flight. The airport had to make a stop on the ground and respond with emergency measures on the tarmac. According to audio from the flight, the air traffic controllers alerted the pilot to […] The post Just in: DC Airport Grounds Flights Due to Bomb Threat appeared first on News Addicts.
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