{"id":553932,"date":"2026-03-30T09:27:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T09:27:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/553932\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T09:27:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T09:27:07","slug":"video-shows-frantic-moments-after-unruly-passenger-makes-bomb-threat-on-atlanta-flight-wsb-tv-channel-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/553932\/","title":{"rendered":"Video shows frantic moments after \u2018unruly passenger\u2019 makes bomb threat on Atlanta flight \u2013 WSB-TV Channel 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. \u2014 The FBI says \u201cthere is no continuing threat\u201d after a passenger made a verbal bomb threat aboard a plane that was taxiing to land. Law enforcement responded to the threat as a security incident.<\/p>\n

The passenger, who hasn\u2019t been identified yet, made the threat aboard a Frontier Airlines landing at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Sunday, Frontier Airlines said.<\/p>\n

Passengers walk us through \u201cstressful\u201d situation, on Channel 2 Action News This Morning starting at 4:30 a.m.<\/p>\n

The threat was made on Flight 2539 from Columbus, Ohio, to Atlanta, Frontier Airlines confirmed. As a precaution, the aircraft parked at a remote location while law enforcement responded.<\/p>\n

Passengers who were aboard the plane talked to Channel 2\u2019s Cory James about what they saw and heard. <\/p>\n

One passenger said she was in Row 10 and heard the unruly passenger say something about a bomb.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was stressful,\u201d the passenger said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe flight attendants started saying, \u2018Heads down, hands up, heads down, hands up,\u201d passenger Jessica Kinder said.<\/p>\n

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Video taken by another passenger and posted on social media shows the frantic moments after flight attendants repeatedly told the unruly passenger to take his seat. <\/p>\n

\u201cSit down, sit down and then the guy started saying the f word,\u201d Kinder said. \u201cHe was texting the guy behind me. They were sending voice messages back and forth. You heard them what were they saying in French, so yeah, so I didn\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n

Keyaira Smith was also on the plane.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe kept standing. The pilot told him, flight attendants, to sit down,\u201d Smith said. \u201cHe said that he was going to threaten or kill the flight attendants.\u201d<\/p>\n

Smith told Channel 2 Action News she remembers seeing the man before they took off.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was already erratic then, but I guess they let him on the plane,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Upon landing, passengers had to use the air stairs to deplane, and were bussed to the terminal.<\/p>\n

Atlanta police took part in the security response to the \u201cunruly passenger\u201c and what was determined to be a non-credible threat.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is not being treated as a hijacking at this time,\u201d APD said.<\/p>\n

Atlanta PD said the FBI is handling in the investigation. <\/p>\n

In a statement, the FBI said there is no threat to the public, and the decision hasn\u2019t yet been made to charge the passenger.<\/p>\n

FBI Georgia responded, along with Atlanta Police, this afternoon after a flight from Columbus to Atlanta was disrupted by an unruly passenger. All passengers and crew were taken off the aircraft. The FBI can assure the traveling public there is no continuing threat related to this incident. The FBI and Atlanta Police are currently conducting interviews to gather the facts, and the FBI will consult with the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office of the Northern District of Georgia to determine if federal charges will be filed.<\/p>\n

\u2014 \u00a0FBI GEORGIA<\/p>\n

In addition to the bomb threat reported on the Frontier Airlines plane, APD says it responded to a bomb threat at State Farm Arena Sunday at around 6:15 p.m. <\/p>\n

Officers swept the stadium and surrounding area and determined the threat wasn\u2019t credible.<\/p>\n

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