All flights into and out of Ronald Reagan National Airport, one of the busiest airports in the US, were halted for a time due to a reported bomb threat, federal authorities announced.

The threat, on Tuesday local time was directed towards a United Airlines flight travelling from Houston, Texas to the Washington, DC area airport, US Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on X.

All other flights were put on hold while the aircraft was moved to an isolated area of the airport.

The 89 passengers and six crew members disembarked from the Boeing 737 plane and were bussed to the terminal, United Airlines and the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority said.

The FBI Washington Field Office’s National Capital Response Squad responded to the reported threat and said no hazardo

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