All flights in and out of Washington DC’s airport are currently halted due to a bomb threat on a flight.
A security emergency was issued at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) at 11:30am ET, impacting light that landed from Houston, which was quickly surrounded by emergency vehicles.
Travelers stranded on the runway said there was a bomb threat on a United flight that landed from Houston, which was quickly surrounded by emergency vehicles.
Flight radar around DCA captured several planes circling the airport during the ground stop, while others are diverting to other locations.
A DCA spokesperson told Daily Mail: ‘All flight operations are being held at Reagan National while passengers on a United Airlines flight are being offloaded and bussed to the terminal.
‘We will provide more information as it becomes available.’
This is a developing story… More updates to come.
Travelers stranded on the runway said there was a bomb threat on a United flight that landed from Houston, which was quickly surrounded by emergency vehicles
Travelers have been urged to check departures and arrivals during the ground stop
The ground stop at DCA, however, was not triggered because of staffing shortages.
The FAA classified the probability of extension as ‘medium,’ meaning the situation was still being evaluated at the time of the notice.
In FAA terminology, ‘security’ can refer to a range of situations, from a threat investigation, restricted-area breach, or terminal evacuation to a temporary airspace lockdown in the nation’s capital.
About 820 flights have been impacted by the ground stop, with maximum delays of 66 minutes and average delays of 33 minutes.
The ground stop affected flights from multiple regional air traffic centers, including those overseeing New York, Washington, Atlanta, Jacksonville, Cleveland, Boston, and Indianapolis, according to the alert.
The United plane parked on the runway appears to have departed from Houston