Flights resume at Reagan National after security incident grounds all operations
United Airlines passengers evacuated and bussed to terminal during brief halt at Washington-area airport
All flights were temporarily grounded at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) on Tuesday due to what was reported as a “security incident”.
“All flight operations are being held at Reagan National while passengers on a United Airlines flight are being offloaded and bussed to the terminal,” the airport said in a statement.
Flights resumed by 12:50 pm local time.
Footage taken by a passenger on a Delta Air Lines flight shows the United plane with emergency vehicles visible nearby.
The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed ground delays “due to security.”
Flights were temporarily delayed at DCA on Tuesday (Ben Radnor via Storyful)