kansas city — Parts of Kansas City International Airport were evacuated Sunday afternoon, as authorities looked into a possible threat, the Kansas City Aviation Department said.
The threat was first reported at 11:15 a.m. local time and the entire terminal was evacuated, airport spokesman Jackson Overstreet said in an email. He said flights that had since landed on the corridor had been suspended.
“The FBI is aware of the incident and our staff is working with airport officials and law enforcement officials to determine the credibility of the threat,” FBI spokesman Dickson Land said in an email to The Associated Press.
Logan Hawley, 29, said he was waiting to board a plane bound for Texas when he noticed a crowd of police and K9 units inside the terminal.
“All of a sudden, there was an airport worker saying, ‘Pause immediately,’ and people got up quickly and got out of there quickly,” Hawley said.
The group of approximately 2,000 people was escorted to the amphitheater.