Bomb threat on a plane leads to stop of flights at DC’s Reagan airport

A United Airlines plane is pictured at Reagan Airport, just outside of Washington, D.C. A threat was made against a United plane at DCA Tuesday afternoon, temporarily halting air traffic at the airport - (AFP via Getty Images)

All flights in and out of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Virginia were temporarily halted on Tuesday afternoon after a bomb threat was made against a United Airlines plane.

The entire airport was placed on a ground stop as passengers were evacuated off the plane and bused to the terminal. The Federal Aviation Administration said flights have no resumed after the earlier stop.