Terminal four at Sky Harbor evacuated due to suspicious vehicle
Sep 16, 2018, 8:23 AM | Updated: Sep 17, 2018, 11:37 am
(Facebook photo/@PHXSkyHarbor)
(Facebook photo/@PHXSkyHarbor)
Terminal four at Sky Harbor International Airport was evacuated early on Sunday morning as police were brought in to check an unattended vehicle in one of the airport parking lots.
The unattended vehicle was located on level two of the south east side of the terminal.
Terminal four operations returned to normal around 11:15 a.m.
Passengers reported on social media that they had heard explosions in the area. It was unclear if the explosions heard were confirmed by bomb squad personnel, who were on the scene.
According to the Sky Harbor Twitter account, the east side of the pre-security area of terminal four was evacuated as three of the four check points at the terminal were closed.
Phoenix Sky Train also halted service to terminal four as police worked to resolve the issue.
Officials at Sky Harbor asked that travelers avoid terminal four until the situation is resolved.
Airlines including Air Canada, American, British Airways, Southwest Airlines, Volaris, West Jet and Condor were all affected by the incident.
The disturbance caused a handful of delays for outbound flights.
ICYMI: SR 143 exits to Sky Harbor Blvd. are closed for a police incident. There is no estimated time to reopen the exits. #phxtraffic pic.twitter.com/Ru29o0xS56
— Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) September 16, 2018
Police closed down the Sky Harbor Boulevard exit at State Route 143, located to the east of Sky Harbor Airport.
Terminal four is located on the far east side of the airport.
