Florida man ‘sparks security scare and flight chaos by threatening to BLOW UP Fort Lauderdale Airport after missing his flight’
- Fort Lauderdale Airport has reopened after Broward County Sheriff’s Office gave the OK following a bomb threat Saturday morning
- A source told Fox News a passenger reportedly missed his flight and threatened to blow up the place, though police didn’t not confirm details
- Broward County Sheriff Office said the airport is safe and the investigation is ongoing
A bomb threat that sparked a security scare and hours long shut down of Fort Lauderdale Airport Saturday has been cleared, but over 100 flights are delayed.
A source told Fox News a passenger reportedly missed his flight and threatened to blow up the place, though police had not confirmed any details of the incident.
The only official police statements came from The Broward County Sheriff Office, which confirmed a bomb threat was made at 8:49am in a 11:46am tweet and the airport was safe to reopen in a 12:36pm tweet.
As of 1:15pm, 80 outgoing flights have been delayed and 72 inbound flights are delayed, according to the flight-tracking service FlightAware.
Four Lauderdale Airport, shown here in this file photo, was evacuated because of a bomb threat Saturday morning
The airport issued a couple statements in a string of Tweets, including the most recent one at 12:29pm saying the incident is cleared and the airport is reopening.
‘#FLL security incident is cleared & travelers are advised to check with their airline for updated flight info before heading to FLL. Apologies for any inconvenience, & we appreciate your understanding while we work to get everyone safely on their way.’
