Overview
- Crew on Delta flight 2313 reported a bomb threat before departure from LaGuardia’s Terminal C on Tuesday evening, prompting the plane to be moved from the gate and passengers to be deplaned.
- Port Authority police and emergency teams searched the aircraft and luggage and found no explosives, clearing the plane at about 10 p.m.
- Delta delayed the flight overnight and apologized, stating safety was the priority, and the rescheduled service left Wednesday morning and arrived in Minneapolis around 9 a.m., according to flight data.
- The response followed standard security protocols, including relocating the aircraft and bussing passengers back to the terminal.
- The incident occurred the same day a separate reported threat at Reagan National involved an alleged $500,000 cryptocurrency demand tied to a United flight, which was also searched and cleared.