A Southwest Airlines flight that was heading to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Friday night was diverted to Georgia after a passenger misunderstanding, airline officials said.

NBC News reported that the incident was a misunderstanding, and that the passenger had set a timer on his phone so that he can pray for Ramadan.

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