WKMG:
ORLANDO, Fla. – A potential threat at Orlando International Airport on Sunday evening turned out to be a prank, according to airport spokeswoman Carolyn Fennell.
Around 5:30 p.m., the airport received a tip from operation staff at Alaska Airlines saying there was a possible incident on board a flight from Seattle.
According to federal sources, a 10-year-old passenger airdropped a message to another passenger.
Police responded out of caution, but the incident turned out to be a prank, Fennell said.
Passengers said police surrounded the plane with guns, and a family on board was escorted off the plane.
“The parents were saying, ‘Sorry, this is my kid’ and they all just had to leave,” passenger Tyler Woods said.
A potential threat at Orlando International Airport turns out to be a prank made by a 10-year-old on an airplane.
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