LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Officials say a TSA checkpoint at the Louisville International Airport has re-opened after being closed Tuesday morning due to a security concern.
Louisville Airport Authority spokeswoman Trish Burke said the TSA needed to "further investigate an item in one of its scanners."
Mark Howell, a regional spokesman for the TSA, said there was no security breach, but they worked with local law enforcement to determine what happened.
LMPD spokesman Dwight Mitchell confirmed that the LMPD bomb squad responded to the scene.
“This morning, several of our emergency service operations did come to the Louisville International Airport on a suspicious package. That package has been removed from that area at this time. We expect the airport to be back to normal operations shortly. At this time no one has been hurt, or anything of this nature at this time. The investigation continues at this point. We will try to get back to you in an hour from now,” Mitchell said.
Mitchell added, “We just really wanted the public to know that the incoming flights have never been suspended. Outgoing were for a brief period of time. UPS was never shut down. They had normal operations as well. Obviously we’re erring on the side of caution at this point, and that’s where the investigation stands.”
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