Pilots learned of the threat on the United flight about 20 minutes before the plane landed in Vermont, authorities said.
Sixty-five passengers aboard a flight from Newark to Vermont had to stay on the plane for an additional two hours after pilots learned of a threat left in an aircraft bathroom shortly before the plane landed, according to local officials and news reports.
“Nothing unusual or suspicious was found on the plane,” a Vermont State Police spokesman said in a press conference at the airport Sunday evening. He declined to elaborate on the threat when asked by local reporters.Pilots learned of the threat about 20 minutes before the plane landed and notified officials in the air traffic control tower, who called law enforcement officials to the airport, a Vermont State Police spokesperson said.
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