An Alaska Airlines flight from Atlanta to Seattle was diverted to Spokane on Wednesday after a passenger made a 'direct threat' to the aircraft's safety, prompting a temporary shutdown of the airport in Washington State, officials say.
Bing Guan / Bloomberg via Getty Images fileAn Alaska Airlines flight from Atlanta to Seattle was diverted to Spokane on Wednesday after a passenger made a"direct threat" to the aircraft's safety, prompting a temporary shutdown of the airport in Washington State, officials said.
The airport shut down aviation operations during the incident, but they resumed again at around 6:45 p.m., they said.
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