Flights at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport resumed Tuesday afternoon after a bomb threat prompted a ground stop and the evacuation of a United Airlines flight, officials said. The threat was made against United Flight 512, which arrived from Houston around 11:30 a.m. The aircraft was directed to stop on a runway away from the terminal while passengers were safely removed and bused to the terminal, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

Air traffic recordings from LiveATC.net captured controllers alerting the crew to an “unconfirmed bomb report.”

One controller told the pilot, “I’m sorry to have to do this to you. We’ve got to turn you again … We have an unconfirmed bomb report for your flight, and we’ve got to get you away from the airport.”

At around 11:37 a.m., an

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