Southwest passengers needed to make a detour for a security-related subject … which ended with cops dashing onto their airplane weapons blazing.
Video is circulating on-line that captured the second that went down Friday … after a flight leaving Nashville for Fort Lauderdale needed to divert to Atlanta.
Take a look at the clip … a number of officers outfitted in full tactical gear head down the slender aisle manner towards the again of the airplane — earlier than wrenching a person out of his seat and slapping cuffs on him.
Folks on the airplane — unclear if it is passengers or crew members — might be heard chanting “heads down, hands up” repeatedly … a reminder to everybody on the airplane to not make any sudden strikes whereas the cops go about their enterprise.
Value noting … a number of social media customers are claiming the airplane wanted to make an emergency touchdown as a result of bomb threats had been made. We have checked with police, however we’ve not been in a position to confirm that allegation.
In an announcement to TMZ, a Southwest Airways spokesperson tells TMZ … the airplane landed safely at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Worldwide Airport to “respond to a possible security matter.”
The corporate lauds its flight crew’s response to the incident and apologizes to the passengers for the numerous delay.
Southwest tells us prospects had been placed on one other plane, which continued on to Fort Lauderdale. They landed round 3:30 AM.
The FBI instructed us they did examine an individual allegedly related to the incident … nevertheless, “There was no credible risk and no expenses will likely be filed.’
