Overview
- Southwest Airlines Flight 2094 from Nashville to Fort Lauderdale diverted to Atlanta on Friday night after the crew reported a passenger disturbance.
- Video from onboard shows armed officers entering the cabin, ordering passengers to keep their hands up and heads down, and removing one traveler.
- The FBI and Atlanta Police interviewed the individual and concluded there was no credible threat, with no charges to be filed.
- Southwest said the diversion was made out of an abundance of caution and described the situation as a misunderstanding of a customer's behavior.
- Reporting indicates the concern centered on a phone timer set for Ramadan prayer; passengers were re-accommodated after K-9 sweeps and arrived in Fort Lauderdale around 3:30 a.m.