A 29-year-old man told deputies that he had called in a false bomb threat at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport because he wanted law enforcement to detain him, according to a police report released on Thursday afternoon.
“Operations at FLL are gradually returning to normal following an earlier security incident outside of Terminals 2 and 3,” the airport said shortly after 7 a.m. Thursday.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis met with airline leaders and executives to get South Florida travelers comfortable enough to fly again.
A man died Thursday after trying to get through a security checkpoint at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, authorities said.
An 83-year-old woman died during a Spirit Airlines flight from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport to the Juan Santamaría International Airport in Costa Rica, the airline reported Friday evening. A nurse said the crew forced passengers -- including children -- to walk by the uncovered woman’s corpse.
Thanksgiving week is one of the busiest travel times of the year.
