Passengers Held for Hours After Southwest Flight Rerouted to Atlanta Over Security Scare That FBI Later Ruled Had No Credible Threat

Southwest Flight 2094 diverted to Atlanta — passengers left waiting after a security scare that proved unfounded. (Credit: Tomás Del Coro/WikiMedia Commons)

A Friday night flight from Nashville to Fort Lauderdale turned into an hours-long ordeal for passengers aboard Southwest Airlines Flight 2094 after the crew diverted the aircraft to Atlanta following what the airline called a 'possible security matter'—a threat the FBI would later say was not credible.

The plane touched down at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport at around 9:06 p.m. local time. Police were on the ground waiting. The Atlanta Police Department took an individual into custody shortly after landing, though neither the airline nor law enforcement publicly disclosed what the passenger did or said that led the crew to make that call somewhere over Georgia.