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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.
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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.
Prank by 10-year-old on flight to Orlando causes scare, sources say
A potential threat at Orlando International Airport turns out to be a prank made by a 10-year-old on an airplane.
