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SCARY: Nashville Southwest Airlines Flight Diverted Over Reported Bomb Threat
Late last night, a Southwest Airlines flight from Nashville to Fort Lauderdale was diverted to Atlanta over a potential bomb threat.
In a terrifying incident, passengers were forced to put their hands up as the SWAT team detained a passenger.
Here’s some footage from the flight:
Southwest Flight 2094 Diverted to Atlanta due to security threat; passenger detainedhttps://t.co/Hu9rLWg7df pic.twitter.com/plfctIgQ0t
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Southwest Airlines released a statement, saying that the flight was forced to make a diversion due to a “possible security matter.”
Fox 5 Atlanta reported:
Southwest Airlines Flight 2094 landed safely in Atlanta at approximately 9:06 p.m. after diverting from its original path to Florida. According to a statement from Southwest Airlines, the aircraft was diverted to respond to a “possible security matter.”
The airline confirmed that a specific passenger was removed from the flight by the Atlanta Police Department.
Southwest Airlines emphasized their commitment to safety following the disruption.
“Southwest Airlines Flight 2094 landed safely at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) Friday evening after diverting to respond to a possible security matter,” a Southwest spokesperson said. “We appreciate the professionalism of our Flight Crew and apologize to our Customers for the delay. Nothing is more important to Southwest than the Safety of its Customers and Employees.”
Eventually, it was determined that the threat was not credible.
Thankfully, nobody was hurt.
The man who was detained was not charged.
Per People:
In a statement to PEOPLE, a representative from the FBI’s Atlanta field office said the national security organization “investigated and interviewed” a person involved in the incident.
“There was no credible threat and no charges will be filed,” the FBI spokesperson added.
It is not immediately clear what the threat was. The identity of the passenger involved has not been made public.
How does that sound?