Islip, NY – The Southwest terminal at Long Island MacArthur Airport was evacuated after a bomb threat was received concerning a specific airplane.
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Islip Town spokeswoman Catherine Green said the threat involved an outbound plane to Chicago.
Southwest Flight 2622 bound for Chicago’s Midway Airport was scheduled to leave MacArthur from Gate A4. Southwest reports that flight is delayed.
A town official said they had been informed that a similar threat was made to Kennedy Airport. The Port Authority were unable to confirm that.
Suffolk County police bomb squad officers swept all planes at MacArthur after the threat was reportedly phoned in and authorities evacuated the terminal.
Police were not available for immediate comment.
Security officers ushered hundreds of travelers out of the Southwest terminal and brought them to the airport’s security checkpoint.