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Alaska Airlines Jet Evacuated On Runway After Passenger Bomb Threat
Operations at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) were massively disrupted yesterday, after an aircraft had to be evacuated on the runway…
Operations at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) were massively disrupted yesterday, after an aircraft had to be evacuated on the runway…
“Direct threat” from passenger causes emergency response
This incident happened at around 12PM yesterday (June 14, 2025), and involves Alaska Airlines flight AS2123, operated by regional subsidiary Horizon Air. The six-year-old Embraer E175 with the registration code N636QX was supposed to operate the short 213-mile flight from Seattle to Walla Walla (ALW), with 72 people onboard (four crew members and 68 passengers).
During the taxi to the runway, a passenger “made a direct threat to the safety of the aircraft” to one of the flight attendants. This reportedly came in the form of a bomb threat, but it’s not known exactly what was said.
The crew followed the established procedures, and secured the aircraft on a runway, away from the airport. The aircraft was positioned to runway 16R/34L, and a second runway was closed as well, meaning the airport was down to one runway. Presumably the decision to close the second runway came down to passengers being evacuated onto the runway, so not wanting active operations in the area.
Federal and local law enforcement were notified, and approached the aircraft. All passengers were deplaned on the runway, and authorities searched the aircraft and suspect. Furthermore, the suspect was taken into custody.
