The American Eagle flight AA5931 from Houston has been grounded on the tarmac of Lax after phoned-in bomb threat.
BREAKING American #AA5931 parked in safe area at LAX after bomb threat, passengers on board https://t.co/JW1TKH6toU pic.twitter.com/3WCO7ZmWwF
— AIRLIVE (@airlivenet) May 24, 2016
The airport got a TSA notification of a phone threat made to a call center in Houston regarding the plane, said Officer Rob Pedregon, with the LAX police department. Security staff responded to the alert shortly after 8.30am on Tuesday morning (local time).
The 67 passengers and four crew members were evacuated from the jet and checked at around 9.35am.
UPDATE LAX Evacuation of American Eagle #AA5931 in progress https://t.co/JW1TKH6toU pic.twitter.com/T9EmejV90v
— AIRLIVE (@airlivenet) May 24, 2016
