Passenger with box cutters causes Frontier flight to land in Atlanta, airline says - The Atlanta Journal Constitution

The formation departed from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport astatine astir 7:24 p.m. and was primitively headed to Tampa, Florida, but it had to marque an exigency landing astatine Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport astatine 8:50 p.m. aft a rider was recovered successful possession of a container cutter, hose spokeswoman Jennifer de la Cruz said.

The Transportation Security Administration said “a disturbance involving a disruptive rider successful possession of a container cutter” prompted the formation to beryllium diverted.

No injuries to passengers oregon unit members person been reported, according to de la Cruz. No accusation connected however the rider was capable to committee the level with the container cutter was provided.

“The craft landed safely successful Atlanta and the rider successful question was taken into custody by Atlanta instrumentality enforcement,” de la Cruz said.

After the fishy was apprehended, a hunt was conducted and a 2nd container cutter was discovered successful the passenger’s carry-on, according to TSA spokesperson Carter Langston. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has reached retired to the FBI for the suspect’s sanction and charges.

All different passengers had to deplane the craft and were provided overnight edifice accommodations successful Atlanta. A caller formation was scheduled, leaving the airdrome astatine 9:35 a.m. and landing successful Tampa by astir 10:35 a.m.

“TSA has started an interior reappraisal of the incidental by viewing CCTV (and) airdrome information checkpoint processes/operations,” Langston said. “TSA tin corroborate that blades are prohibited successful the cabin, but allowed successful checked luggage.”