Passenger makes verbal bomb threat on flight taxiing at Atlanta airport forcing evacuations

ATLANTA — A passenger made a verbal bomb threat aboard a flight arriving at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, prompting authorities to divert the aircraft to a remote area as a precaution, officials said.

The incident occurred shortly after Frontier Airlines flight 2539, an Airbus A320 from Columbus, Ohio, landed and was taxiing to the gate, according to officials.

In coordination with law enforcement, the plane was directed away from the terminal and parked at a remote location while authorities responded…

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