ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Passengers on shuttles to gates at a Florida airport had to be brought back for a second screening, bringing security checkpoints to a temporary standstill.
A spokeswoman for Orlando International Airport told Orlando television station WKMG on Saturday that the passengers were returned in "an abundance of caution" after some passengers may have gotten through the checkpoints without being screened property.
The Orlando Police Department tweeted that the incident was triggered by a person jumping from the hotel located inside the airport into the atrium where passengers wait to get through security. No other details were provided.
We are working an incident at the Orlando International Airport @MCO where a person jumped from the Hyatt Regency Hotel into the atrium area of the airport. This is an active and on-going investigation. More information to follow...
— Orlando Police (@OrlandoPolice) February 2, 2019
The affected shuttles lead to half the gates at the airport.
The spokeswoman says the rest of the airport was operating normally.
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Information from: WKMG-TV, http://www.local6.com/index.html
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