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One of the United States’ busiest airports came to a grinding halt on Tuesday due to a bomb threat. Federal authorities said that all flights into and out of Ronald Reagan National Airport in the Washington, D.C., area were halted due to the threat.

The threat targeted as D.C.-bound United Airlines flight traveling from Houston, Texas, US Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on X.

Authorities pull all the other flights on hold and the threatened aircraft was moved to an isolated area of the airfield. Passengers were disembarked and were bussed to the terminal, a Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority spokesperson told the Associated Press.

All airport operations resumed at approximately 1:30 p.m. ET, according to Duffy, who thanked law enfo

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