Credible bomb threats on Delta & Southwest flights:
 

Bomb threats have been reported on two flights recently land at Hartsfield Jackson International Airport.
NORAD fighter jets were deployed to escort Delta flight 1156 and Southwest flight 2492 to the Atlanta, Georgia, airport, the FAA confirmed.
The Delta flight came from Portland, the Southwest flight flew in from Milwaukee.


Threats: A Delta flight and a Southwest flight reported credible bomb threats as they landed at Hartsfield Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, on Saturday afternoon
Both flights had landed by 3pm and all passengers were being ushered off as bomb squads prepared to sweep the cabins, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reported.
FBI officials told WSBTV the passengers on both flights will be interviewed and searched before they are allowed to leave the area.
Airport spokesman Reese McCrainie would not say how the threats were received, only that, 'we believe the threats to be credible,' the Journal reported.

Breaking News: Bomb threats at ATL...traffic slow down
 

Now bomb threats also for Atlanta Airport along with two flights: Delta & Southwest Airlines

ATLANTA -- There is a bomb threat causing delays at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.

Two credible bomb threats were made on Delta flight 1156, which was coming from Portland, Oregon, and Southwest flight 2492, coming in from Milwaukee, according to airport spokesman Reese McCranie.

The two planes were escorted to the airport by NORAD jets.

Both planes have landed and were evacuated. Bomb squads with canines were sent in to investigate.

This story will be updated as more information is provided

Now even as a brit I saw the two words NORAD jets and that set a warning bell ringing

Now if you had said USAF or even CAF jets that would have been more credible!

NORAD is a binational American and Canadian command responsible for air defence in No
 

@ West Lakes....since Sept 11 NORAD has sent their jets up to intercept all a/c...here is a description of them intercepting Russian Jets just a few months ago:


The aircraft intercepted this week stayed in international air space but were flying in an area called the Air Defence Identification Zone, jointly administered by Canadian and American civil and military air authorities.

The zone rings most of North America and aircraft that enter it are required to radio their planned course and destination — those that don’t can be intercepted by military aircraft.

“We monitor everything coming into our air space, so we obviously go out there, go investigate, make sure it’s not a threat,” Jazdyk said in an interview.
“They’re in international airspace so there is no reason they can’t continue, but we’ll monitor that, make sure there is no threat.”

Jazdyk says in the past five years, jets under NORAD’s command have intercepted more than 50 Russian bombers approaching North American airspace.

NORAD is a binational American and Canadian command responsible for air defence in North America.

Breaking News: Bomb threats at ATL...traffic slow down
 

The aircraft belong to the USAF, RCAF, ANG, USMC, etc though is the point that my esteemed countryman was trying to get across.

NORAD via Wikipedia
 

NORAD uses the assets of US 1st Air Force and reserve units in the Alaska region, the Canadian air force in Canada, and reserve units in CONUS (the 48 contiguous States) so the OP may be correct :ok:

Live video FBI investigating ?credible? bomb threats at Atlanta airport | www.wsbtv.com

Our esteemed British members seem to be missing the point. NORAD is the power that monitors and controls the safety of North American air space. There is no need to say if they were USAF or GNG, etc. .. just a is not needed to say what their air group or squadron is.

No bomb? What a surprise.

No bomb, but certainly a rocket for the guy responsible when the FBI get their mitts on him. That chap, or chapess, is in a world of cack when caught.

World's busiest airport, multiple bomb threats. What's that worth? 20 years? US Federal judges aren't really known for their leniency in those circumstances. More for their "Maximum Bob" approach.

There have been no cases when a bomb threat has resulted in finding a bomb. If I was flying one of those airplanes I would know that statistically I was guaranteed a safe landing.

Also: What possible use is a fighter to the people on board? All the fighter can do is shoot them down! Guarantee their death! Better to be killed by your own guys?

some Norad interceptors are part of the air national guard of Massachusetts and Alaska.

NORAD also has a good band, the NORAD commanders.

But the media doesn't really have to be right on this. IF it was over the USA (atlanta is still in the USA isn't it?) then it was likely the USAF. I would be surprised if it were not.

AS to bomb threats, what could an interceptor do? WELL< if the the plane blew up, it could report such.

IF a bomb went off and the plane was still flying , the interceptors could assist in assessing damage and controlability issues. Aid in navigation (follow me), and utilize hand signals instead of radio if the electrical system was damaged.

So. They might not shoot it down. Unless the plane became a hazard to the population at large.

That answers one of two questions I had.

The other is, what qualifies a threat as 'credible'?

A question to ask is why would someone place a bomb and advise anyone about it before it explodes?

If you are trying to kill people, just place the bomb and let it explode. If you tell people about it beforehand, they may prevent the carnage.

If you are trying to create fear, just make the threat, if there is a huge reaction, you have succeeded.

Anyone who knows the answer to that question will not be explaining it to you on a public website.

There are people who specialise in assessing security threats. You won't hear about most of them because the vast majority are determined to be hoaxes.

The IRA often used to plant bombs and then give a warning - the disruption was enormous and the bomb gave it credibility

of course they often gave the warning too late or it was unclear and more innocents died

derfred....good for you!

Why warn?
 

Terrorist want attention, want to create chaos, install fear but most of all they want to say “we warned you”. Remember Terrorist leaders are psychopaths and some followers (most not) are psychopaths too. They like to see the FBI, CIA, Police, etc running around. It’s all about power & control for a psychopath (terrorist). 1 in 25 people mainly men are psychopaths this is why the FBI profilers know the traits of a terrorist leader they are all the same traits of a psychopath whether he/she is a wall street trader like Bernie Madoff, or a serial robber or a terrorist.

When the idiots who like to cause the rest of us problems just for the fun of it see how effective a fake bomb warning can be they will do it again and again just to see the ants running around.

So in order to gain 'creditability' as a potential terrorist in the eyes of the media, all one have to do is be armed with a bleedin' twitter account!