GEORGIA — The FBI responded to a threat that was made on a Frontier Airlines flight from Ohio to Atlanta on Sunday night.
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Our news partner, WSB-TV in Atlanta, reports that the threat was made on Flight 2539 from John Glenn International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
The flight left Columbus at 2:38 p.m. and landed in Atlanta at 5:09 p.m., 27 minutes late, according to flightaware.com.
The FBI told WSB on Sunday that “there is no continuing threat” after a passenger reportedly made a verbal bomb threat aboard a plane that was taxiing to land.
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A Frontier Airlines spokesperson told News Center 7 that the aircraft was moved to a remote location while law enforcement responded.
Passengers used the air stairs to deplane. Buses transported them to the terminal.
The threat has been deemed to be non-credible, according to the spokesperson.
The incident remains under investigation.
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