Frontier Airlines flight diverted after unruly passenger discovered with a box cutter - NBC News

A Frontier Airlines formation bound for Tampa changed people Friday nighttime aft an unruly rider was discovered with a container cutter, according to officials.

After the fishy was taken into custody and searched, a 2nd container cutter was recovered successful their carry-on, according to the agency. Blades are prohibited successful the compartment but allowed successful checked bags.

According to the Transportation Security Administration, employees who screened the antheral traveler’s items up of the formation did not travel protocol, according to the agency.

Frontier formation 1761 took disconnected from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport astatine astir 7:20p.m connected Friday and was en way to Tampa erstwhile the unit declared an emergency.

The level was past "diverted to Atlanta aft a rider connected committee the craft was observed successful possession of a container cutter," according to a connection from the hose shared with NBC News.

"No injuries to passengers oregon unit person been reported," said Frontier spokesperson Jennifer F. de la Cruz. A caller formation was scheduled for Saturday greeting to instrumentality passengers from Atlanta to Tampa.

The level landed successful Atlanta astatine astir 8:45p.m., the Federal Aviation Administration said.

Frontier Airlines didn't supply immoderate further accusation connected the incident, but according to the Transportation Security Administration, determination had been a disturbance involving the rider successful possession of the container cutter.

"The cockpit was unafraid and passengers were deplaned successful ATL," the TSA said successful a statement. "FBI and Atlanta Police Department responded to the incident, took the fishy into custody and the formation was canceled."

Ahead of the flight, the fishy presented 2 backpacks and “additional escaped items” that were screened utilizing “CT exertion which creates a 3-D representation that tin beryllium rotated 360 degrees for a thorough analysis.” The worker screening the suspect’s items didn’t usage the afloat capabilities of the technology.

“The container cutters were not identified by the CT operator, but his spot was identified for a further search,” the TSA said successful a connection Sunday. "During the search, 1 container cutter was discovered."

The disposable blades from the container cutter were removed and it was fixed backmost to the passenger, which "is contrary to modular operating process which requires these items to beryllium placed successful checked bags oregon voluntarily abandoned."

"The backpack containing the different container cutter, and the remainder of the traveler’s property, was screened for explosives, but the container cutter was not discovered," the bureau said.

It's not wide astatine this clip what charges the fishy is facing.

The incidental is present nether probe by the U.S. Attorney's Office, the FBI and the FAA.