SLC Airport

Officials say a commuter jet from Montana is being searched in Salt Lake City after a telephone threat of an explosive on board.

Delta Airlines issued a statement saying Skywest flight 4654 landed just before 8 a.m. at Salt Lake City International Airport, and all passengers were safely taken off the aircraft.

The airline says the flight departed at 6:09 a.m. from Helena, Mont., bound for Salt Lake City.

Airport spokeswoman Barbara Gann says the airport received a threatening call about an explosive incendiary device on the flight.

DENVER -- An unruly passenger aboard a Southwest Airlines flight from Chicago to Salt Lake City forced the pilots to make an unscheduled landing in Denver.

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SALT LAKE CITY — United Airlines says a threatening note that diverted a plane mid-flight to Salt Lake City Thursday did not contain a reference to a bomb as officials reported earlier.