BREAKING NEWS: Bomb Threat on American Eagle Flight at LAX

Source: FOX 10 Phoenix

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Updated 1 hr 26 mins ago
HOUSTON (KTRK) -- American Airlines says officials screened a jet at Los Angeles International Airport as a precaution after a "non-credible" threat was received about the flight from Houston.

Passengers were escorted from the twin-engine regional jet more than an hour after it landed without incident Tuesday morning. A SWAT team with a dog went through the plane, which was kept on a remote stretch of runway.

Passengers were put on buses to be taken to a terminal. American spokeswoman Polly Tracey says the airline hoped to have all passengers on their way after a brief delay.

Airport police Officer Rob Pedregon says the Transportation Security Administration received a threat to the American Eagle flight operated by Compass Airlines.

Officials didn't release details about the possible threat.

Earlier, officials at the Houston Bush Intercontinental Airport received a threat as well.

An unspecified threat was called in around 7am to Bush Intercontinental Airport, according to Bill Begley with the Houston Airport System. That threat was for Delta flight #227 to Atlanta.

"Out of an abundance of caution, they removed all passengers and bags off the flight and re-screened everyone," said Begley.

As a result, a few flights had to change gates.


The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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