Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) has re-opened, and a United Airlines jet has been secured, after a security threat to an incoming flight earlier today. The airport's control tower received a call saying that there was a bomb aboard Flight 512 from Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport . The airport immediately initiated a full ground stop, halting all arrivals and departures for approximately 90 minutes.

The United flight landed without incident at 11:20 and passengers were safely disembarked before law enforcement performed a thorough search of the aircraft. No bomb was found, and the aircraft was moved to its gate and the airport re-opened at 12:50. According to FlightRadar , a total of 31 flights were diverted during the ground stop, and the airport

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