Overview
- The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office said unattended luggage near Door 21 in the South Terminal triggered a precautionary response early Sunday evening.
- TSA checkpoints serving Concourses G, H and J, along with the curbside roadway, were evacuated and temporarily closed during the investigation.
- Bomb squad units conducted a sweep and issued the all‑clear at about 7:40 p.m., after which checkpoints reopened and operations resumed.
- Large crowds were directed outside, and videos showed confusion and reports of panic, while officials did not confirm claims circulating online.
- The incident added to travel headaches driven by Winter Storm Fern, which caused hundreds of delays and cancellations, and it followed a separate arrest earlier in the week over a bomb-related remark at a boarding gate.