{"id":1648,"date":"2026-03-09T08:34:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T08:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1newsnetwork.com\/?p=1648"},"modified":"2026-03-09T09:50:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T09:50:39","slug":"muslims-prayers-aboard-us-aircraft-leads-to-emergency-landing-and-his-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/09\/muslims-prayers-aboard-us-aircraft-leads-to-emergency-landing-and-his-arrest\/","title":{"rendered":"Muslim&#8217;s prayers aboard US aircraft leads to emergency landing \u2013 and his arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The call to prayer went off on a Muslim passenger&#8217;s phone on Friday while he was aboard a Southwest Airline from Nashville to Fort Lauderdale.  He quietly switched off the alarm and performed his prayers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Little did he know the chaos and pandemonium that was to follow his prayers aboard the flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CBS Evening News reported that flight attendants suddenly began rushing through the aisles. Shortly afterward, the captain informed passengers that the aircraft would have to make an emergency landing at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Passengers on board the Southwest flight said they were asked to prepare for landing as the plane was redirected to Atlanta late Friday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING:<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SouthwestAir?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SouthwestAir<\/a> Southwest Airlines Flight 2094 from Nashville to Fort Lauderdale, Florida was forced to divert to Atlanta late last night after a an Arabic looking Muslim passenger onboard the plane threatened to blow the plane up with a bomb! <br><br>You can see the SWAT team\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5YI8DDxCHK\">pic.twitter.com\/5YI8DDxCHK<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LauraLoomer\/status\/2030309154607296821?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 7, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One passenger, Sarah Porter told CBS Evening News that many people on the flight were initially confused about what was happening. \u201cThe first time we realised there might be someone dangerous on the plane was when a team boarded with guns drawn,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to communications with Air Traffic Control, the captain reported that a man on board was acting in a concerning manner. \u201cHe had a timer going off every 10 minutes, foreign languages, worried about his bags,\u201d the captain told ATC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said that agents, along with the Atlanta Police Department (APD), questioned the individual after landing. Authorities determined there was no credible threat and no charges will be filed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another passenger, Julie Porter, while talking to CBS Evening News said the situation was unsettling but understandable. \u201cWith everything happening in the world right now, I feel like you can\u2019t be too careful in situations like this,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>NBC 6 South Florida<\/em>\u00a0reported that Southwest Airlines Flight 2094 was diverted to Atlanta due to a misunderstanding involving a passenger\u2019s &#8220;Ramadan prayer routine&#8221;. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNBC News confirmed that the incident was a misunderstanding, and that the passenger had set a timer on his phone so that he can pray\u201d, the report said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>None of the reports interviewed the arrested man, nor any apology made to him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The call to prayer went off on a Muslim passenger&#8217;s phone on Friday while he was aboard a Southwest Airline from Nashville to Fort Lauderdale. He quietly switched off the alarm and performed his prayers. Little did he know the chaos and pandemonium that was to follow his prayers aboard the flight. 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