‘All clear’ given at Reagan Airport following unfounded bomb threat: Duffy

Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy says the “all clear” was given Tuesday at Reagan Nationwide Airport close to Washington, DC, following an unfounded bomb menace towards a United Airways aircraft.

“Earlier at present, a United flight from Houston to Washington DC acquired a bomb menace. The flight landed safely at DCA, passengers have been evacuated and regulation enforcement performed a full search of the plane,” Duffy wrote on X.

“The FAA has acquired readability and operations have resumed. I need to thank our courageous women and men in regulation enforcement for his or her fast response,” he added.

A short lived floor cease was applied on the airport as passengers from the United Airways flight have been bused to a terminal.

The FBI Washington Discipline Workplace mentioned its “Nationwide Capital Response Squad at present responded to reviews of a bomb menace at Ronald Reagan Washington Nationwide Airport. No threats have been discovered. The FBI continues to work with our regulation enforcement companions on this investigation.”

A United Airways aircraft is seen remoted on the tarmac of Reagan Nationwide Airport close to Washington, DC on Tuesday, November 4, 2025. (WTTG)

When requested for remark, United Airways referred Fox Information to the FBI.

“The FAA is conscious of a reported safety situation involving an plane at Reagan Washington Nationwide Airport (DCA),” the Federal Aviation Administration wrote on X. “Passengers have been eliminated and the plane is away from the terminal whereas authorities examine.”

“United Airways Flight 512 landed at Reagan Nationwide Airport round 11:30 a.m. after which stopped on an adjoining runway away from the terminal in response to a safety menace. The airport’s runways remained closed till the passengers have been safely unloaded and brought to the terminal,” the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, which operates the airport, mentioned on X.

“Runways reopened at 12:50 p.m. Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police are conducting a radical investigation with the help of a number of regulation enforcement companions. A number of flights have been diverted to different airports in the course of the runway closure,” the report continued.

“Individuals assembly passengers or flying this afternoon ought to anticipate delays and test with their airline for up to date flight data,” it additionally mentioned.

Grady Trimble of Fox Enterprise and Ashley Cozzolino of Fox Information contributed to this report.