Flights were halted at the Washington area’s Reagan National Airport on Tuesday after a report of a bomb threat targeting an inbound United Airlines flight, according to Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy.

Arrivals and departures stopped for about 90 minutes, according to flight-tracking data. The United plane landed and parked at the side of the airport and passengers were evacuated while law enforcement searched the jet, Duffy said. The FBI also responded to reports of the bomb threat and said “no hazards were found,” according to a post on X.

A person called the airport’s control tower seeking a $500,000 payment in cryptocurrency, according to multiple people familiar with the incident who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the situation. The caller

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