US authorities detained a passenger after he claimed to have a bomb on board a United Airlines flight from Newark, New Jersey, to New Orleans on Monday evening, November 9.
Jefferson County police said the passenger told crew members he had a bomb, before being detained without incident after the plane landed, according to local station Fox 8.
The suspect was taken to the Jefferson County Jail, where he was charged with intimidation and false information about an arson plot.
The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed that Flight 2174 landed safely at Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans around 11:10 p.m. local time, after the crew reported turbulence caused by a passenger.