Passengers delayed more than 3 hours after captain reports security threat on plane at Sea-Tac



SEATTLE -- A flight from Seattle to Denver was delayed Thursday because of a security threat on board the plane, Port of Seattle officials said.

Few details were immediately available, but officials with Southwest Airlines said the captain in command of flight 3677 reported a potential security threat to authorities.



"The aircraft was taxied to a remote part of the airport where customers and luggage are being re-screened," a Southwest Airlines official said.

According to Southwest.com, the flight was scheduled to depart Sea-Tac at 11:35 a.m. It departed at 3:02 p.m.

The plane eventually returned to the gate. The plane originally had 134 passengers and five crew members on board, but officials said the plane headed to Denver with 128 passengers.

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