Southwest passengers needed to make a detour for a security-related problem … which ended with cops speeding onto their aircraft weapons blazing.
Video is circulating on-line which captured the second that went down Friday … after a flight leaving Nashville for Fort Lauderdale needed to divert to Atlanta.
Try the clip … a number of officers outfitted in full tactical gear head down the slim aisle manner towards the again of the aircraft — earlier than wrenching a person out of his seat and slapping cuffs on him.
Folks on the aircraft — unclear if it is passengers or crew members — could be heard chanting “heads down, palms up” repeatedly … a reminder to everybody on the aircraft to not make any sudden strikes whereas the cops go about their enterprise.
Price noting … a number of social media customers are claiming the aircraft wanted to make an emergency touchdown as a result of bomb threats have been made. We have checked with police — however, we’ve not been capable of confirm that allegation.
In a press release to TMZ, a Southwest Airways spokesperson tells TMZ … the aircraft landed safely at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Worldwide Airport to “reply to a potential safety matter.”
The corporate lauds it is flight crew’s response to the incident and apologizes to the passengers for the numerous delay.
Southwest tells us clients have been placed on one other plane which continued on to Fort Lauderdale. They landed round 3:30 AM.
The FBI instructed us they did examine an individual allegedly linked to the incident … nonetheless, “There was no credible risk and no expenses will probably be filed.’