Spirit Airlines emergency landing declared a “misunderstanding”

Spirit Airlines has confirmed that the emergency landing of Flight 596 from Fort Lauderdale to Minneapolis was a “misunderstanding” that caused pilots to make an emergency landing at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Thursday evening after a bomb threat was allegedly made. All 92 passengers were forced to leave the plane, with two men removed from the plane in handcuffs. No threat was found following a thorough sweep of the aircraft’s cabin and cargo. The “misunderstanding” is reported to have occurred after a phone conversation was overhead in the cabin where girl seated opposite one of the men arrested said