Air Canada Jet To Newark Receives Bogus Midair Threat: Port Authority PD

A threat directed toward an Air Canada flight brought a major police presence to Newark Airport Monday, Feb. 19, officials said.

Cecilia Levine

02/19/2024 4:09 p.m.

Port Authority police and its canine unit responded to EWR Terminal A at around noon after airport police received the report of the threat, a PAPD spokesperson said.

The plane landed at EWR Terminal A without incident, and all passengers deplaned safely with no reported injuries.

At 2:52 p.m. PAPD and its canine unit fully cleared the aircraft and normal operations resumed. The incident is under investigation.

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