Coverage dated November 11, 2022

A passenger with a box cutter prompted a Frontier Airlines flight to make an emergency landing in Atlanta, airline says

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By Tina Burnside, CNN A Frontier Airlines passenger necessitated an emergency landing and was later taken into custody Friday night after he was found with a box cutter, according to an airline spokesperson.

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  1. KTVZ Bend

    A passenger with a box cutter prompted a Frontier Airlines flight to make an emergency landing in Atlanta, airline says (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Tina Burnside, CNN A Frontier Airlines passenger necessitated an emergency landing and was later taken into custody Friday night after he was found with a box cutter, according to an airline spokesperson.

  2. Insider

    A Frontier Airlines flight made an emergency landing after a man with a box cutter threatened to stab other passengers (opens Insider)

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    The flight from Cincinnati to Tampa was diverted to Atlanta where the threatening passenger was taken into custody by police, The New York Times reported.

  3. KHOU Houston

    Flight headed to Tampa diverted after passenger found with box cutter, airline says (opens KHOU Houston)

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    Flight-tracking data shows the plane landed around 10:30 a.m. at Tampa International Airport.

  4. CBS News

    Frontier flight to Tampa diverted after passenger found with box cutter (opens CBS News)

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    No one was injured, and the flight was canceled.

  5. FOX 35 Orlando

    Flight headed for Tampa diverted after passenger found with box cutter on board, officials say (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    FOX 35 Orlando's feed description

    A Frontier Airlines flight that was heading to Tampa was diverted after a passenger was found with box cutter on board, airline officials said.

  6. FOX 13 Tampa

    Flight heading for Tampa diverted after passenger found with box cutter on board, officials say (opens FOX 13 Tampa)

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    FOX 13 Tampa's feed description

    A Frontier Airlines flight that was heading to Tampa was diverted after a passenger was found with box cutter on board, airline officials said.

  7. NBC News

    Frontier Airlines flight diverted after unruly passenger discovered with a box cutter (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    After the suspect was taken into custody and searched, a second box cutter was found in their carry-on, according to the Transportation Security Administration.

  8. WTOP Washington DC

    Passenger with box cutters prompts Frontier flight to make emergency landing (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    A Frontier Airlines passenger necessitated an emergency landing and was later taken into custody Friday night after he was found with a box cutter, according to an airline spokesperson.

  9. FOX Business

    Frontier Airlines flight diverted to Atlanta after passenger found in possession of box cutter (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    A Frontier Airlines passenger took a box cutter onto a plane headed to Tampa from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, the airline says.

  10. New York Times

    Flight Is Diverted When Passenger Is Seen With Box Cutter, Airline Says (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    A Cincinnati-to-Tampa flight landed in Atlanta, where a man who had threatened to stab people on the plane was taken into custody, an airport spokesman said.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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