A Southwest Airlines flight from Nashville to Fort Lauderdale was diverted to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Friday night after a passenger disturbance on board, according to the Atlanta Police Department and the FBI’s Atlanta division.
Southwest Airlines Flight 2094 departed Nashville International Airport at 7:15 p.m. CST on March 6. The FAA said the crew reported a passenger disturbance before the aircraft was diverted in Atlanta at 9:06 p.m. EST, where Atlanta police boarded the plane and removed the passenger.
The FBI’s Atlanta division and the Atlanta Police Department investigated and interviewed the person involved. The FBI said the passenger was speaking in his native language, but it was determined to be nothing threatening. No credible threat was found, no charges will be filed, and the person will not be identified.
The flight safely departed Atlanta at 2 a.m. EST on March 7 and landed at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport at 3:20 a.m. EST.
Officials from Southwest Airlines made a statement:
“Southwest Airlines Flight 2094 landed safely at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) Friday evening after diverting to respond to a possible security matter. We appreciate the professionalism of our Flight Crew and sincerely apologize to our Customers for the significant delay. Nothing is more important to Southwest than the Safety of its Customers and Employees.”
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