United flight at Newark is searched on the tarmac after ‘a passenger made a bomb threat on board’

United Airlines flight at Newark Airport is searched by K9 units after ‘a passenger made a bomb threat on board’ and was taken to a hospital

  • A United Airlines flight was searched on the tarmac at Newark Liberty Airport Sunday after a passenger made a bomb threat, reports suggest
  • An image of the plane posted on Twitter shows a convoy of emergency vehicles at the New Jersey Airport 
  • Spokespersons for the airline and airport said the passenger who made the threat was taken to a hospital for a medical emergency
  • Passengers were later returned to the airport terminal and no injuries were reported after the incident 

By Ralph R. Ortega For Dailymail.com

Published: 19:22 EDT, 9 August 2020 | Updated: 22:11 EDT, 9 August 2020

A United Airlines flight was searched on the tarmac at Newark Liberty Airport after a passenger made a bomb threat on board. 

An unidentified passenger on United Flight 2304 arriving at the New Jersey airport just after 4.30pm had threatened there was a bomb on board, authorities said.

‘The crew reported one of the passengers had made a threat,’ a spokeswoman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey confirmed to DailyMail.com.  

A Twitter user uploaded a picture showing a convoy of emergency vehicles at the New Jersey airport on Sunday evening. 

A United Airlines flight (pictured) was searched at Newark Airport after a passenger made a bomb threat on board, reports suggest

A United Airlines flight (pictured) was searched at Newark Airport after a passenger made a bomb threat on board, reports suggest

A United Airlines flight (pictured) was searched at Newark Airport after a passenger made a bomb threat on board, reports suggest

A Twitter user uploaded images (pictured) showing a convoy of emergency vehicles at the New Jersey airport on Sunday evening

A Twitter user uploaded images (pictured) showing a convoy of emergency vehicles at the New Jersey airport on Sunday evening

A Twitter user uploaded images (pictured) showing a convoy of emergency vehicles at the New Jersey airport on Sunday evening

Images from the social media post show a staircase rolled up to the airplane's opened door as K9 units were brought in to search for a possible bomb

Images from the social media post show a staircase rolled up to the airplane's opened door as K9 units were brought in to search for a possible bomb

Images from the social media post show a staircase rolled up to the airplane’s opened door as K9 units were brought in to search for a possible bomb

Images (pictured) from the K9 investigation were also posted in a report by the Lakewood Scoop about the bomb threat on the flight

Images (pictured) from the K9 investigation were also posted in a report by the Lakewood Scoop about the bomb threat on the flight

Images (pictured) from the K9 investigation were also posted in a report by the Lakewood Scoop about the bomb threat on the flight

Luggage is pictured being inspected by bomb-sniffing dogs in an image posted with a story by the Lakewood Scoop about the bomb threat

Luggage is pictured being inspected by bomb-sniffing dogs in an image posted with a story by the Lakewood Scoop about the bomb threat

Luggage is pictured being inspected by bomb-sniffing dogs in an image posted with a story by the Lakewood Scoop about the bomb threat

The spokeswoman said that the passenger was taken to a hospital, but did not have more information on why the person was taken, or if they were injured. 

A spokesperson for United Airlines told DailyMail the person who made the threat was taken to a hospital for a medical emergency that was not specified.  

No injuries were reported and no other information was available. 

A police officer is seen walking through the aircraft in an image posted in a report by the Lakewood Scoop of the bomb threat. A pilot's announcement on the plane informed all on board about the passenger's threat, according to the Lakewood Scoop

A police officer is seen walking through the aircraft in an image posted in a report by the Lakewood Scoop of the bomb threat. A pilot's announcement on the plane informed all on board about the passenger's threat, according to the Lakewood Scoop

A police officer is seen walking through the aircraft in an image posted in a report by the Lakewood Scoop of the bomb threat. A pilot’s announcement on the plane informed all on board about the passenger’s threat, according to the Lakewood Scoop

A pilot’s announcement on the plane informed all on board about the passenger’s threat, according to a report by the Lakewood Scoop

A suspect was seen in video posted by Lakewood Scoop being led off the plane as K-9 units were brought in to inspect luggage that was lined up on the tarmac.

Once the bags were cleared, they were returned to passengers, the Lakewood Scoop reported.   

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