A Frontier Airlines flight arriving at Dulles International Airport near Washington, D.C., was evacuated Wednesday after the crew reported a troubling sound.
Flight 4708 had departed from Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International Airport when a “beeping noise” coming from the cargo hold prompted the crew to take precautionary measures, according to Fox News.
The plane landed safely at Dulles around 2:30 p.m. and was “parked away from the main terminal,” a Frontier Airlines spokesman told Fox News.
#BREAKING @FlyFrontier 4708 ATL-IAD declares emergency prior to landing – passengers being off-loaded on taxiway off runway 19-R. @mwaapd @MWAAFireRescue on scene to search aircraft. 91 passengers removed from aircraft. pic.twitter.com/4GGzOlJv8X
— Charlie Bragale (@charlienbc) April 9, 2025
All 91 passengers evacuated the airplane as police investigated the
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