Overview

• Zurich Airport Brasil confirmed takeoffs and landings at Aluízio Alves were halted for just over an hour after a reported bomb threat and that the terminal later reopened.
• A man who claimed to have a bomb was arrested in the act by the Federal Police and booked on the charge of endangering air transport security.
• Police said passengers were evacuated and the aircraft was searched as part of the security response, with no device detected.
• Local reporting identified the affected service as Azul flight AD4038, an ATR 72-600 bound for Recife, which returned to Natal after the allegation; authorities did not release the flight details.
• The suspension triggered diversions to João Pessoa, including LATAM 3438 and GOL 1554, while another Azul flight held over Paraíba airspace, and operations resumed shortly after 1 p.m. local time.