AirDrop message claims explosive device on board flight bound for Atlanta

ATLANTA — Everyone on a flight from Baltimore to Atlanta on Thursday night is safe after an explosive device was reported to be on board.

Frontier Airlines says that a passenger on Flight 1571 notified a flight attendant of an anonymous AirDrop message claiming there was an explosive on the plane.

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The flight crew alerted the authorities who met the plane when it safely landed at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

Flight data shows the plane left Baltimore just before 7:30 p.m. and landed in Atlanta around 9:20 p.m.

A statement from Frontier Airlines says that the flight crew did not see any physical evidence of an explosive on the plane.

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The aircraft is still being searched.

It’s unclear if anyone on board will face charges for the threat.

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