The crew of a Delta Air Lines flight from South Korea to Atlanta diverted the plane to Seattle on Monday amid reports of a suspicious package.
Delta Flight 188 switched routes, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement, after the crew reported an unspecified “possible security issue.”
Someone on board alerted the flight crew of the package, Delta and the Port of Seattle told KING-TV.
The FAA did not say how long into the flight it had been when the crew became aware of the issue or where the plane was when the diversion was ordered.
Flight 188 landed safely at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport at 10:30 a.m., the FAA said, with 278 passengers, 12 flight attendants and four pilots on board, according to the Seattle TV station.
After landing, passengers were deplaned and loaded onto buses for transportation back to the Seattle airport terminal while investigators swept the aircraft, according to KOMO-TV.
Delta said the investigators did not find any credible threat and no arrests were made following the incident, the Seattle station reported.
Airport spokesperson Perry Cooper told The Seattle Times that the plane was reboarded and flew on to Atlanta.
“Safety and security come before all else at Delta. We apologize to our customers for the delay in their travels,” the air carrier said in a statement, according to the Seattle newspaper.
The plane landed in Atlanta just before 1 a.m. Tuesday, according to FlightAware.
