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Nearly 100 passengers were evacuated from a Southwest Airlines plane at Baltimore / Washington’s Thurgood Marshall International Airport after receiving a written threat.
Spokesmen for Southwest and the FBI office in Baltimore confirmed to FOX Business that the threat occurred on Monday night.
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“Earlier tonight, the crew aboard Flight 2104 identified a written threat on arrival at Baltimore / Washington’s Thurgood Marshall International Airport. Our crew followed the protocol by notifying the appropriate authorities and moving the aircraft to a remote location while waiting for further instructions, ”wrote a Southwest spokeswoman by email. “The authorities promptly arrived and boarded the aircraft, safely transferring the 95 passengers and six crew to the airport terminal by bus.”
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The exact details of what was written in the threat or the method of how it was delivered were not shared when requested.
The plane has been released and passengers are being reunited with their luggage.
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“We fully cooperated with the authorities as they took extra precautionary measures to protect and completely overhaul the aircraft,” wrote the Southwest spokeswoman. “We apologize to our customers for the inconvenience, the safety of our employees and customers always remains our highest priority.”
Representatives at BWI Airport did not immediately respond to FOX Business’s request for comment.
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So far, no arrests have been reported. The FBI is assisting law enforcement at BWI Airport.