{"id":2577298,"date":"2026-03-07T20:54:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T01:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/armed-officers-rushed-onboard-flight-forced-to-land-with-guns-drawn-after-security-scare\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T20:56:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T01:56:37","slug":"armed-officers-rushed-onboard-flight-forced-to-land-with-guns-drawn-after-security-scare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/armed-officers-rushed-onboard-flight-forced-to-land-with-guns-drawn-after-security-scare\/","title":{"rendered":"Armed Officers Rushed Onboard Flight Forced to Land with Guns Drawn After &#8216;Security Scare&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Farmed-officers-rushed-onboard-flight-forced-to-land-with-guns-drawn-after-security-scare%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2577298&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Southwest Airlines Flight 2094, traveling from Nashville to Fort Lauderdale, was diverted to Atlanta Friday night due to a possible security matter. The plane landed at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport shortly after 9 p.m., and one passenger was removed.the FBI and Atlanta Police Department interviewed the individual,and the FBI later said there was no credible threat and no charges would be filed.<\/p>\n<p>Passengers described a chaotic scene, with flight attendants urging passengers to keep their heads down as armed police boarded the aircraft to detain someone.A K-9 unit checked bags, and about four hours passed before the plane was cleared. The passengers than boarded a different flight and arrived in Fort Lauderdale around 3:30 a.m. Southwest issued a statement apologizing for the significant delay and emphasizing that safety is its top priority, while praising the professionalism of its crew.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Southwest Airlines diverted a plane scheduled to fly from Nashville to Fort Lauderdale on Friday night due to an on-board incident.<\/p>\n<p>Flight 2094 was diverted to Atlanta, where it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/twelve-injured-after-mid-air-incident-on-boeing-dreamliner\/\" title=\"Boeing Dreamliner Mid-Air Incident Leaves Twelve Wounded\">landed shortly<\/a> after 9 p.m., and a passenger was removed due to a &ldquo;security scare,&rdquo; according to <a href=\"https:\/\/cbs12.com\/news\/local\/fort-lauderdalebound-flight-diverts-amid-security-scare-passenger-removed-southwest-airlines-flight-2094-nashville-fort-lauderdale-atlanta-hartsfield-jackson-airport-atlanta-police-fbi-department-of-homeland-security-passenger-removed-security\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WPEC-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI in Atlanta said on Saturday that &ldquo;the FBI and APD have investigated and interviewed the person.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There was no credible threat and no charges will be filed,&rdquo; the FBI said.<\/p>\n<p>Nashville TV station <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsmv.com\/2026\/03\/07\/flight-nashville-florida-diverted-atlanta-after-security-matter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WSMV-TV<\/a> reported that the family of Julie Porter of Brentwood, Tennessee, was alerted that something was not right when flight attendants rushed around.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); 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\t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">&ldquo;They didn&rsquo;t really tell us anything at all except that we were gonna be having an emergency landing at the nearest airport, which they didn&rsquo;t even tell us where that was gonna be,&rdquo; Julie&rsquo;s daughter Sarah said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">&ldquo;We had to find out ourselves, but there was just a lot of running,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<p>The Porters said a man on the plane had issues with his bag being unable to fit under a seat, but noted that they did not hear whatever threats were allegedly made. The landing was an exercise in chaos, they said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">&ldquo;The next thing we know, they&rsquo;re just yelling at us, &lsquo;Heads down, hands up. Heads down, hands up,&rsquo;&rdquo; Julie Porter said. &ldquo;It was like five minutes, I would say at least, of just the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-video-shows-the-moment-delta-plane-flipped-upside-down-and-burst-into-flames\/\" title=\"New Video Shows the Moment Delta ... Flipped Upside Down and Burst Into Flames\">flight attendants yelling<\/a> that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Armed police then entered and removed one passenger.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">&ldquo;When I see guns drawn, I&rsquo;m like, oh my gosh, is someone going to get shot?&rdquo; Sarah Porter said. &ldquo;Like, I was like, if someone doesn&rsquo;t have their head down, like what happens to them?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Southwest Airlines: &ldquo;Flight 2094 landed safely at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) Friday evening after diverting to respond to a possible security matter,&rdquo; a Southwest spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We appreciate the professionalism of our Flight Crew and apologize&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RFvSj0HC33\">https:\/\/t.co\/RFvSj0HC33<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NdfxJI1nwe\">pic.twitter.com\/NdfxJI1nwe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; GeoTechWar (@geotechwar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/geotechwar\/status\/2030300059380961454?\">March 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Passengers had to exit one by one as a K-9 unit checked their bags. Sarah Porter said it took four hours to empty the plane.<\/p>\n<p>Passengers then boarded a different plane and arrived in Fort Lauderdale at about 3:30 a.m., according to WPEC.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Passengers aboard Southwest flight 2094 from Nashville to Ft. Lauderdale were told to keep their heads and hands down as the plane made an unplanned landing in Atlanta due to a &ldquo;possible security matter.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Atlanta police officers and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >federal agents boarded<\/a> the plane to detain the&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Um3gSTo3DY\">pic.twitter.com\/Um3gSTo3DY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CBS News (@CBSNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBSNews\/status\/2030362161344893253?\">March 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Southwest Airlines Flight 2094 landed safely at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) Friday evening after diverting to respond to a possible security matter,&rdquo; Southwest said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We appreciate the professionalism of our Flight Crew and sincerely apologize to our Customers for the significant delay. 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The aircraft landed at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport shortly after 9 p.m., and one passenger was removed amid what officials described as a security scare. The FBI in Atlanta said they interviewed the individual and found no credible threat, adding that no charges would be filed. Family members of passenger Julie Porter reported that crew members rushed around and that information about the emergency landing was not immediately clear. They also noted a man on the plane had trouble with his bag that wouldn\u2019t fit under a seat, though they did not hear any threats. The landing was chaotic, with flight attendants shouting instructions as armed police boarded the plane and detained a passenger. Southwest stated that Flight 2094 landed safely in Atlanta to address a possible security matter, apologized for the significant delay, and reaffirmed that safety is their top priority. Passengers were escorted off the plane by a K-9 unit and later boarded another aircraft, arriving in Fort Lauderdale around 3:30 a.m<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2577299,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2026-03-07T201838.723.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[75329,75330,75333,75332,75331],"class_list":["post-2577298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-armed-officers","tag-flight-incident-2","tag-forced-landing-2","tag-guns-drawn","tag-security-scare"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2026-03-07T201838.723.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2577298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2577298"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2577298\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2577302,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2577298\/revisions\/2577302"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2577299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2577298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2577298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2577298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}