Palm Beach Airport Closed Due to ‘Beeping’ Package; Flights Delayed

Three levels of the Palm Beach airport were closed on Saturday due to a “beeping package,” causing flight delays, according to reports on Saturday.
Palm Beach Airport Closed Due to ‘Beeping’ Package; Flights Delayed
Jack Phillips
8/3/2013
Updated:
7/18/2015

Three levels of the Palm Beach airport were closed on Saturday due to a “beeping package,” causing flight delays, according to reports on Saturday.

Florida’s WPTV reported that levels one, two, and three of the western part of the airport were closed down.

Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office told the station that the area for Silver Airlines was also closed down.

They said that flights are not being allowed to depart the airport.

PBSO Officer Eric Davis told WPTV that a “beeping” package is being investigated.

Spokesperson Sandy Davis to The Palm Beach Post that the package “needed more investigation.”

The ticking portion for Silver Airways was cordoned off.

Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
twitter
Related Topics