Security scare prompts United flight to divert and evacuate in Pittsburgh
TL;DR
A United Airlines flight bound for New York City diverted to Pittsburgh after crew reported a possible security issue; passengers exited via emergency slides as FBI bomb technicians and a K-9 unit swept the aircraft with negative results, authorities cleared the scene, and travelers were rebooked on another flight.
- United plane makes emergency landing in Pittsburgh over ‘possible security issue’ The Guardian
- United flight from Chicago's O'Hare airport bound for New York LaGuardia diverted to Pittsburgh for 'potential security concern' ABC7 Chicago
- Plane diverted to Pittsburgh for 'possible security issue,' officials say WTAE
- United Airlines flight to NYC diverted to Pittsburgh after bomb scare New York Post
- FBI says a threatened flight landed safety in Pittsburgh TribLIVE.com
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