A WiFi hotspot called 'There is a bomb on the flight' delayed an American Airlines plane for hours at an airport in Austin, Texas.
An American Airlines flight was delayed after a WiFi hotspot called ‘there is a bomb on the flight’ was discovered An American Airlines plane was delayed over a WiFi hotspot mentioning a ‘bomb’. Flight 2863 was preparing to depart Austin -Bergstrom International Airport in Texas when a man showed a flight attendant something on his tablet, according to passenger Bruce Steen, 63.
Passengers had to show their hotspots to authorities and had their baggage sniffed by dogs. Authorities also checked the plane for explosives. ‘All passengers and their checked baggage were rescreened,’ stated the Transportation Safety Administration . Transportation agencies ‘taken bomb threats very seriously’, the TSA added. The plane was cleared to depart for Charlotte around 6.15pm on Friday – more than four hours after it was originally scheduled.
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