Nov 28 (Reuters) – Flights to the Philadelphia International Airport were briefly grounded on Friday due to a bomb threat that was resolved without incident, according to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and police.<\/p>\n
The FAA issued a ground stop advisory for the airport shortly after 7 p.m. local time (0000 GMT), saying there was a bomb threat. About 30 minutes later, the FAA said the security incident was resolved, and normal operations had resumed.<\/p>\n
Sign up here.<\/a><\/p>\n The ground stoppage was due to a “situation requiring the assistance of the Philadelphia Police aboard a plane,” a police spokesperson said in an emailed statement.<\/p>\n The plane has been cleared for takeoff, and the ground stoppage has been lifted, the spokesperson added.<\/p>\n There were reports of bomb threats at other U.S. airports earlier this month that were also cleared without incident.<\/p>\n Operations at the Reagan Washington National Airport faced a brief halt in early November due to a bomb threat against a United Airlines (UAL.O), opens new tab<\/a> plane. The FBI said at the time it had responded to the report and found nothing hazardous.On the same day, a Delta (DAL.N), opens new tab<\/a> flight from LaGuardia International Airport was evacuated before takeoff after reports of a bomb threat.<\/p>\n Reporting by Ismail Shakil, Kanishka Singh and David Shepardson; Editing by Diane Craft and Chris Reese<\/p>\n Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tab<\/a><\/p>\n