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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Flights halted at Washington’s Reagan airport for a short time after reported threat
The FBI Washington Field Office’s National Capital Response Squad responded to the reported threat and said no hazardous materials were found. Law enforcement is now investigating the threat itself, authorities said.
Reported bomb threat halts Washington flights, video shows plane offloaded
ARLINGTON, Va. (WDCW) -- A bomb threat prompted planes at Ronald Reagan National Airport just outside of Washington, D.C., to be grounded on Tuesday. Video shows passengers of one plane were even forced to deboard on the tarmac. Connecticut Airport Authority: Avelo Airlines stops services at Bradley International Airport The FBI confirmed that the airport, one of the nation's busiest, grounded planes after reports of a bomb threat around 1…
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...
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Bomb Threat Halts Flights at Reagan National Airport; No Explosives Found
All flights in and out of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport were halted Tuesday after authorities received a bomb threat, according to federal officials. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on X that the threat targeted a United Airlines flight traveling from Houston, Texas, to the Washington, D.C., area airport. As a precaution, all other flights were temporarily grounded while the Boeing 737 was directed to an isolated section of …
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