Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport checkpoint reopened after police investigate item

PHOENIX — Part of Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport was shut down for about two hours Monday while police investigated an item at a security checkpoint.

B & C checkpoints closed at Terminal 4. PHX Sky Train stopped for now, buses running. Arrive early for flight.

— PHX Sky Harbor (@PHXSkyHarbor) November 14, 2016

There were reports of police investigating an unattended package, but the airport only said it was looking into an “item.”

Police are checking out an item as a precaution. We will provide more updates as they become available.

— PHX Sky Harbor (@PHXSkyHarbor) November 14, 2016

The airport later said police were looking into an item at the C Security Checkpoint.

Normal operations resumed about 11 a.m.

Greg Royval said the security checkpoints at the A and D gates were open during the incident.

“Passengers are still able to use the other two checkpoints in Terminal 4 to access their gates,” he said.

Some outlets reported portions of Terminal 4 were being evacuated, by ABC News reported that was untrue.

Despite some reports of evacs at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport – PHX PD tells @abc some areas restricted but no evac over unattended package

— Alex Stone (@astoneabcnews) November 14, 2016

The airport said it worked with airlines and at least one, Southwest, agreed to hold its flights while the situation was sorted out.

We are working with the airlines and are told that Southwest is holding their flights at this time.

— PHX Sky Harbor (@PHXSkyHarbor) November 14, 2016

KTAR’s Jeremy Foster contributed to this report.

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