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08-05-2005, 08:37 PM
(CNN) -- A threat against a Southwest Airlines flight prompted the evacuation of 141 people onboard at Hobby Airport in Houston, Texas, an airline spokeswoman said.
A passenger found a note on the plane that suggested a possible bomb threat, said a Transportation Safety Administration spokeswoman and an FBI official.
The FBI official said there was no apparent terrorist threat and the incident did not "appear to be significant."
Nonetheless, TSA officials and Houston police planned to interview the passengers. A bomb squad and bomb-sniffing dogs were sent to conduct a sweep of the plane.
All bags were left onboard for possible inspection.
Video from the scene showed the plane on the tarmac surrounded by emergency vehicles. Passengers were taken off the plane on the tarmac.
The Boeing 737 aircraft, with 136 passengers and five crew members aboard, had departed from Dallas, Texas, for Houston and was scheduled to go on to Corpus Christi, Texas.
Flight 21 landed at Houston Hobby at 12:30 p.m. (1:30 p.m. ET), said Southwest Airlines spokeswoman Edna Ruano.
After the threat was found, the pilot spoke with ground control and decided to land the plane as quickly as possible, she said.
The flight landed with no problems, Ruano said.
Southwest Flight Evacuated (www.cnn.com/2005/US/08/05/southwest.flight/index.html)
A passenger found a note on the plane that suggested a possible bomb threat, said a Transportation Safety Administration spokeswoman and an FBI official.
The FBI official said there was no apparent terrorist threat and the incident did not "appear to be significant."
Nonetheless, TSA officials and Houston police planned to interview the passengers. A bomb squad and bomb-sniffing dogs were sent to conduct a sweep of the plane.
All bags were left onboard for possible inspection.
Video from the scene showed the plane on the tarmac surrounded by emergency vehicles. Passengers were taken off the plane on the tarmac.
The Boeing 737 aircraft, with 136 passengers and five crew members aboard, had departed from Dallas, Texas, for Houston and was scheduled to go on to Corpus Christi, Texas.
Flight 21 landed at Houston Hobby at 12:30 p.m. (1:30 p.m. ET), said Southwest Airlines spokeswoman Edna Ruano.
After the threat was found, the pilot spoke with ground control and decided to land the plane as quickly as possible, she said.
The flight landed with no problems, Ruano said.
Southwest Flight Evacuated (www.cnn.com/2005/US/08/05/southwest.flight/index.html)