Wilkes-Barre Scranton International Airport evacuated after bomb threat [Video]

AVOCA, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A bomb scare caused a lot of tense moments at the Wilkes-Barre Scranton International Airport on Saturday.

28/22 News spoke with an airport official and a passenger who had to rebook his flight because of what officials are calling a bomb threat

Saturday morning around 11:23, the Wilkes-Barre Scranton International Airport received a bomb threat causing people to evacuate.

“The only information we are available to release at this time is the Joseph McDade Terminal building as well as several other buildings were evacuated of all passengers and personnel,” said Eric Mckitish the Director of Marketing, Communications, & Air Service Development.

Officials are still unsure if there was a specific area of the airport the threat was targeting.

“At this time, there are no details on the specific nature of the bomb threat from where the threat may have originated,” says Mckitish.

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