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A teenager evacuated a United Airlines flight after airdropping a gun image on another passenger.
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Passengers were removed from the plane and rescreened, NBC Bay Area reported.
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The image is not new and it was determined that the gun was not owned by a teenager.
United Airlines’ flight from San Francisco to Orlando said she evacuated Thursday after a teenager sent a photo of an airsoft gun to other passengers on the plane. NBC Bay Area..
United Airlines flight 2167 was preparing to leave the gates at San Francisco International Airport when several passengers received it via images of replica weapons. Apple’s AirDrop feature, Airport spokesman Doug Yakel told the media.
The pilot said he announced an “in-flight threat” after several complaints were made to the flight attendants. SF gate.
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Passengers were unloaded from the plane, rescreened “with great care” and the plane was inspected, Yakel said.
The image of the airsoft gun was taken the day before, and it was determined that the teenager did not have a counterfeit gun, the spokesman added.
The plane was then cleared for re-boarding, the NBC Bay Area reported. According to media reports, teenagers were not allowed to return to the plane.
The flight tracker at the airport indicated that the plane was scheduled to take off at 2:00 pm local time. Newsweek. The flight was delayed by almost three hours and did not take off until near 5 pm, the media reported.
A United Airlines spokesperson confirmed that the flight was “delayed due to security issues involving passengers on board,” SF Gate reported.
“Notified by law enforcement officers, our team is working with them to consider this issue,” the statement said.
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