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Southwest Flight Delayed Due to Security Concern

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Southwest Flight from Nashville to Fort Lauderdale diverts to Atlanta due to security concern, passenger removed as precaution, no credible threat found, all passengers eventually reach Fort Lauderdale after long delay.

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Southwest Flight Delayed Due to Security Concern

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Birmingham News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Southwest Flight Delayed Due to Security Concern. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

0:00From the Daily News Now Network, this is Corey, with Birmingham News today. A Southwest Airlines flight from Nashville to Fort Lauderdale made an unexpected stop in Atlanta on Friday night due to a security concern. The plane, Flight 2009-4, landed safely at Hart's Field Jackson and Atlanta International Airport around 9.06 pm, where police removed. One passenger from the cabin. Atlanta police worked alongside federal agents to handle the situation right after landing. The passengers boarded the aircraft and took the man into custody as a precaution. Passengers onboard described a tense atmosphere, with instructions to keep hands up and heads down during the removal. Southwest Airlines issued an apology for the major delay, stressing that safety always comes first for customers and crew. The FBI provided an update the next day, saying they had interviewed the passenger and found no credible threat. No charges were filed against anyone involved. All other passengers were switched to a different plane, and finally reached Fort Lauderdale

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