Passenger Found With Knife at Airport Gate
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A concourse at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport was evacuated for nearly two hours after a passenger was found with a knife.
The man apparently was unfamiliar with airport security rules and meant no harm, an airport spokeswoman said. The utility knife was discovered as the man went through screening at the gate before boarding United Airlines Flight 1482 to Washington, D.C., a U.S. Department of Transportation spokesman said.
The evacuation delayed four flights, and about 1,000 passengers went through security screenings a second time.
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