Alaska Airlines flight diverts after ‘security threat' tied to authorized occupant in cockpit

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The flight operated by an Alaska Airlines subsidiary bound for San Francisco diverted to Portland after the threat.

Published 9 mins agoThe airline said an"authorized occupant" in the cockpit posed a security threat.Travelers wait to check-in at the Alaska Airlines counter at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, California.flight operated by a subsidiary diverted to Portland International Airport on Sunday because of a security threat"related to an authorized occupant" in the cockpit jump seat, the carrier said.

Alaska Airlines didn't immediately say whether the individual who was jump-seating in the cockpit was a pilot, though pilots regularly pick up jump seats in the cockpit to commute.Sign up for NBC DFW newsletters"On Oct. 22, Alaska Airlines Flight 2059 operated by Horizon Air from Everett, WA to San Francisco, CA reported a credible security threat related to an authorized occupant in the flight deck jump seat,' Alaska Airlines said.

 

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