Bomb threat halts all flights at Philadelphia International Airport

Pars Today – The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that a bomb threat has halted all international flights at Philadelphia International Airport.

According to the FAA, following the receipt of a bomb threat, all outbound flights from Philadelphia International Airport have been stopped. In addition to outbound flights, aircraft heading to Philadelphia from the airspace of Washington, New York, Boston, and Cleveland have also been redirected back to their origin airports or to nearby airports.

The FAA, without providing further details about the nature of the threat, stated that the likelihood of extending the flight suspension is assessed as “moderate,” estimated between 30% and 60%. / IRNA