WSB-TV 2ATLANTA —UPDATE: FBI Special Agent in Charge says both aircrafts have been swept and cleared. They are finishing searching the last pieces of luggage. So far, he says nothing suspicious has been found.
The FBI says they plan to sweep online feeds and WiFi from the planes to track down who made the threats.
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Bomb threats are causing delays at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.
Channel 2’s Mark Winne learned that NORAD fighter jets escorted two airline flights into the airport due to credible threats of bombs on board.
The Atlanta airport told Winne that Delta flight 1156 from Portland, Oregon, and Southwest flight 2492 from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, were affected by the threats.
BREAKING: Airport confirms Delta flight1156 and Southwest flight 2492 affected by bomb threats
— Mark Winne (@MarkWinneWSB) January 24, 2015
Channel 2’s Mark Winne confirms the threats were made on Twitter.
Both planes have landed safely and are sitting on the taxiway waiting to be swept by the Atlanta police bomb squad.
FBI officials say the passengers on both flights will be interviewed and searched before they are allowed to leave the area.
Sources told Winne all air traffic south of runway 27 left is being halted so there will be delays.
Southwest Airlines released the following statement Saturday afternoon:
“Due a security situation, the aircraft operating Flight 2492 was taken to a remote area of the airport where Customers and the aircraft are being rescreened. Our number one priority is the Safety of our Customers and People. We cannot comment on the nature of the security situation.”
Delta PIO Morgan Durrant told Channel 2 Action News there is always an ongoing concern about security. He said he couldn’t comment on the threats.
He said Delta flight 1156 was taken to a taxi way of the airport to have officials sweep the plane for security . He said the plane was inbound to Atlanta from Portland. He said they would re-book passengers that needed connections. He is working to find out how many people were on the flight.
Channel 2’s Mark Winne is at the airport learning more about the threats. Watch Channel 2 Action News at 6 and refresh this page for the latest updates.
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“They are finishing searching the last pieces of luggage. So far, he says nothing suspicious has been found.”
But plenty has gone missing.
quote: “The FBI says they plan to sweep online feeds and WiFi from the planes to track down who made the threats.”
Of course, the hapless moron they pounce on will turn out to be one of their own assets… a job well done..