Published: 06:50 GMT, 29 November 2025 | Updated: 06:55 GMT, 29 November 2025

A bomb threat forced all departing flights from Philadelphia International Airport to come to a halt as air travel chaos continued over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued the ground stop advisory for Pennsylvania's largest airport just after 7pm on Friday.

Officials lifted the alarming warning after about 30 minutes, resuming normal airport operations.

A police spokesperson told Reuters that the urgent measure was taken after cops were called to address a situation on a plane.

Once the aircraft involved in the incident was cleared for takeoff, the ground stop was lifted.

Two other major airports experienced similar scares earlier this month.

Hundreds of passengers were rushed off a Delta flight at New York's LaGuardia Airport on November 4 due to a 'safety concern' - as per the FAA - that was later revealed to have been a bomb threat.

The same day, all flights arriving and departing at Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, DC, were stopped in connection with a separate threat.

Passengers packed into John F Kennedy Airport in New York on Wednesday