Threat on United Airlines Plane Shuts Down Vermont Airport

Threat on United Airlines Plane Shuts Down Vermont Airport
A United Airlines plane departs the Newark International Airport in Newark, N.J., on Jan. 11 2023. Kena Betancur/AFP via Getty Images
The Associated Press
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SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt.—A threat aboard a United Airlines aircraft prompted a massive emergency response that shut down Vermont’s international airport for about three hours before authorities determined the plane to be safe.

The threat was made Sunday afternoon on a flight en route from Newark, New Jersey, to the Burlington International Airport, Burlington police said. After landing, the plane was taken to a separate area on the tarmac.