Thursday, September 11, 2014

Passengers detained after captain reports security threat on plane at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (KSEA), Seattle, Washington

SEATTLE — A flight from Seattle to Denver was delayed around 2:00 p.m. Thursday because of a security threat onboard the plane, Port of Seattle officials said.

Few details were immediately available, but officials with Southwest Airlines said the captain in command of flight 3677 reported a potential security threat to authorities.

“The aircraft was taxied to a remote part of the airport where Customers and luggage are being re screened,” a Southwest Airlines official said.

According to Southwest.com, the flight was scheduled to depart Sea-Tac at 11:35 a.m. It departed at 3:02 p.m.

The plane eventually returned to the gate. The plane originally had 131 passengers and five crew members onboard, but officials said the plane was heading to Denver with 130 passengers.


Stay with Q13 FOX News for updates on this developing story.

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