Southwest Flight To Denver Checked For Security Threat Deemed 'Not Credible'
DENVER (AP/CBS4) - Authorities say a Southwest Airlines plane finishing a flight from Baltimore to Denver was parked in a remote area at Denver International Airport Saturday evening because of an unspecified security threat to turned out to be not credible.
Airport spokesman Heath Montgomery tells the Denver Post that the passengers were shuttled to the main terminal by bus.
The Post reports that authorities were made aware of a possible threat about 5:15 p.m. and the plane landed safely at the airport at 6:36 p.m.
Montgomery identified the plane as Southwest Flight 3456.
He deferred other questions from the newspaper to the FBI, which is investigating along with Denver police and the Transportation Security Administration.
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