Southwest Airline's five-gate international terminal at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Thursday, June 1, 2017. Emily Michot [email protected]
Update: The airport will resume normal operations from 8:30 p.m.
Portions of Terminal 1 at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport were evacuated Sunday evening after a bomb threat, the Broward Sheriff's Office confirmed.
At around 5:30 p.m., officers as well as the BSO bomb squad arrived at the terminal to investigate the incident. They arrested a man for questioning.
According to the airport's post on X, the departure entrance was also temporarily closed out of “considerable caution.”
Travel Advisory: Due to an evolving security incident, law enforcement has evacuated and temporarily closed the upper level of Terminal 1 #FLLPlease note that great caution is required at the entrance to 's Departures until further notice. Updates will be posted as more information becomes available.
— Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) (@FLLFlyer) December 17, 2023
According to the airport's flight tracker, dozens of flights from FLL appear to be delayed.
Airlines serving Terminal 1 include United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Allegiant Air, Alaska Airlines, Copa Airlines and Bahamasair.
Passengers whose flights depart after 5:30 p.m. should check with their airline for status updates.
This report will be updated as more information becomes available.
This story was originally published on December 17, 2023 at 7:35 p.m.
