ATLANTA — No explosives were found on two aircraft at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after a series of bomb threats caused major delays at the airport.
According to WSB-TV, the FBI says they plan to sweep online feeds and WiFi from the planes to track down who made the threats.
NORAD fighter jets escorted two airline flights into the airport due to credible threats of bombs on board.
The Atlanta airport told WSB-TV that Delta flight 1156 from Portland, Oregon, and Southwest flight 2492 from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, were affected by the threats.
WSB-TV's reporter, Mark Winne, has confirmed the threats were made on Twitter.
Both planes have landed safely and are sitting on the taxiway waiting to be swept by the Atlanta police bomb squad.
FBI officials say the passengers on both flights will be interviewed and searched before they are allowed to leave the area.
Sources told WSB-TV all air traffic south of runway 27 left is being halted so there will be delays.
Southwest Airlines released the following statement Saturday afternoon:
"Due a security situation, the aircraft operating Flight 2492 was taken to a remote area of the airport where Customers and the aircraft are being rescreened. Our number one priority is the Safety of our Customers and People. We cannot comment on the nature of the security situation."
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