A bomb scare at Philadelphia International Airport turned out to be unfounded after a person called to say there was a device onboard a plane.
Southwest flight 466 bound for Raleigh, N.C. was sitting at gate D3 Monday afternoon when an unidentified person called the Southwest Airlines' reservations center in Dallas, Tx. to say there may be a bomb on the flight, TSA officials confirmed.
Southwest officials said a specific flight number was never given during the threat call, but that the TSA decided to search the plane as a precaution.
All 59 passengers and 5 crew members were evacuated and the plane was moved away from the terminal, officials say.
The Boeing 737 was eventually moved to a remote portion of the airport and searched by Philadelphia Police K-9 units, officials say. About 50 pieces of luggage were also searched,
Investigators said no device was found and quickly gave the all-clear to let the plane fly around 5 p.m. The FBI and TSA are continuing to investigate the incident.
