Overview
- Deputies responded shortly after 5 p.m. to unattended luggage near Door 21 in the South Terminal and evacuated nearby areas as a precaution.
- TSA checkpoints serving Concourses G, H and J and the curbside roadway were closed during the security sweep, according to airport officials.
- The Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office said the Bomb Squad issued an all-clear at about 7:40 p.m., and the airport resumed normal operations.
- Authorities have not reported finding an explosive device, while weather from Winter Storm Fern continued to cause delays and cancellations.
- Unverified posts on social media described a reported “pop” and a tarmac evacuation, and a separate case earlier in the week led to charges after a passenger made a bomb remark.