Overview
- Southwest Flight 2094 from Nashville to Fort Lauderdale diverted Friday night and landed safely in Atlanta at about 9:06 p.m., according to the airline and flight‑tracking data.
- Atlanta police and federal agents boarded the aircraft, ordered passengers to keep heads down with hands up, and removed one person, as seen in widely shared passenger video.
- The FBI interviewed the detained passenger and determined there was no credible threat, and authorities said no charges will be filed.
- Passengers were re‑accommodated on another plane after canine and bag checks and arrived in Fort Lauderdale around 3:20–3:30 a.m., with a delay of several hours.
- Officials have not specified what prompted the diversion; local reporting and ATC audio reference a repeating timer, foreign‑language speech, and bag concerns, with some outlets suggesting a possible misunderstanding that has not been officially confirmed.