Terminal 4 gates reopen at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport

PHOENIX — Gates in the busiest terminal at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport were shut down Wednesday morning, the airport said, so police could investigate a suspicious item.

A and D gates at Terminal Four were closed for over 90 minutes, as were ticket counters at Southwest and American airlines. Passengers were instructed to use other checkpoints. Traffic was being diverted away from the departures drop-off around 7 a.m.

The item in question was safely removed, authorities said.

The Terminal 4 A & D Security Checkpoints are currently closed. Passengers should use the B & C Checkpoints. More details to come.

— PHX Sky Harbor (@PHXSkyHarbor) November 8, 2017

Update: All checkpoints reopened. Please allow yourself extra time and check with your airline for flight status.

— PHX Sky Harbor (@PHXSkyHarbor) November 8, 2017

Travelers at the airport posted to social media before the official announcement.

Phoenix Sky Harbor T4 ticket counters and A concourse on a security lock down. #phx pic.twitter.com/DZspSjpKFr

— robbie camplin (@RobbieCamplin) November 8, 2017

Terminal A closed at PHX due to Police activity!! #PHX

— SteelerNation87 (@plockwood05) November 8, 2017

Inbound flights were delayed at their points of origin, according to tracking site FlightAware.com until at least 8:30 a.m. Arizona time.

No other details were immediately available.

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