Thursday, June 22, 2017 | 4:25 p.m.
An unspecified threat prompted authorities to remove passengers from an American Airlines plane preparing to depart Las Vegas and search it with dogs, according to airport and airline officials.
Law enforcement officers did a sweep of the aircraft, baggage and cargo out of “an abundance of caution,” and nothing suspicious was discovered, McCarran International Airport spokeswoman Christine Crews said. The 184 passengers and six crew members also were rescreened by airport security, she said.
The airline described the threat as “noncredible” but did not elaborate.
Flight 1704 was heading to Charlotte, N.C.
Video streamed online showed police and medics surrounding the aircraft. By about 4 p.m., the vehicles had left and the airplane was moving.
