Passenger bomb threat triggers police response and evacuation on Frontier flight under investigation

Fox News ^ | March 29, 2026 | Greg Wehner

[McGruff]

A Frontier Airlines flight was moved to an isolated runway at Atlanta’s airport Sunday after a passenger made a bomb threat, prompting a law enforcement response before officials deemed the threat non-credible.

Frontier Flight 2539 from Columbus, Ohio, had landed at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and was taxiing to the gate when a passenger allegedly made the verbal threat.

As a precaution and in coordination with local authorities, the aircraft was redirected to a remote location where law enforcement responded.

The FBI and Atlanta Police Department told Fox News the incident remains under investigation, with the FBI taking the lead. Atlanta police initially took the lead and it is unclear why the FBI took over.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Georgia; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: atlanta; columbus; democratterrorism; democratterrorists; fbi; frontierairlines; georgia; gregwehner; ohio

[dfwgator]

[lightman]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcK5gSRti4g

[kvanbrunt2]

Hi Jack!

[lightman]

And now, seriously:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-act-violence/201304/bombers-or-bomb-threat-makers

Howlers howl but bombers bomb.

[Mean Daddy]

Years before 9/11 my wife and I were on a flight that had been hit by lightning that really upset my wife who isn’t a good flyer as it is. Two young ladies right behind us started talking about bombs after the hit. Turned around and told them one more word and I was contacting a crew member. If that had been today, I wouldn’t even think twice about it.

[Larry Lucido]

[FamiliarFace]

Frontier Airlines. Figures.

[GingisK]

Yeah, talking about bombs is so dangerous. Toy guns are on the edge of savagery. Today’s society is shameful.

[frank ballenger]

Thanks for the gif.

Now the universe is back in balance.