Authorities swarm Hawaiian Airlines plane just before takeoff after passenger overheard ‘making threat' at San Diego airport

New York Post

20-05-2025

Authorities swarmed a Hawaiian Airlines plane just before takeoff at a San Diego airport after a passenger was overheard 'making a threat' Tuesday morning, according to the airline and reports.
Emergency vehicles surrounded the Honolulu-bound plane, and law enforcement hauled one man off Hawaiian Airlines Flight 15 at San Diego International Airport around 8:30 a.m. local time, a fellow traveler on the flight told KUSI.
3 The bomb scare happened Tuesday morning at San Diego International Airport.
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'One guy stood up, they immediately told him to turn around and put him in handcuffs,' said Isai Solorzano, a Navy sailor on the flight. 'They took him away.'
Footage provided by another flyer to the station showed the person being led off the plane in handcuffs.
San Diego Harbor Police confirmed to KUSI that there was a bomb threat against the plane as it detached from the jetway. A flight attendant told the captain after a passenger reported a possible bomb was aboard.
'During pushback from the gate, a guest was overheard making a threat to the safety of our aircraft,' a Hawaiian Airlines spokesperson told The Post.
'As a precaution, the captain immediately taxied the Airbus A330 to a safe location on the airfield, where it was met with local and federal law enforcement and guests were safely deplaned.'
3 Authorities boarded the plane following the threat.
Isai Solorzano
3 Hawaiian Airlines Flight 15 was cleared and took off five hours late.
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Following a search of the aircraft, it was cleared by law enforcement, and the passengers got back on the plane and took off about five hours later, the airline said.
The FBI said it can't disclose more information because the probe is ongoing.
'We continue to urge the public to remain vigilant and report all suspicious activity to law enforcement immediately,' an FBI spokesperson said in an email.