A Frontier Airlines flight and the east wing of Terminal 2 at Ontario International Airport in Southern California are evacuated after a passenger’s FaceTime chat connected to Call of Duty is mistaken for a bomb threat. The Ontario Police Department says the situation leads to emergency evacuation before the flight is able to depart.
According to reports, the incident involves another passenger hearing or interpreting a word said during the gaming-related conversation. The person alleged to have been discussing the multiplayer component tied to the game is detained and later released. Coverage also says passengers were able to reboard and the flight ultimately departed without further incident.
Outlets largely agree on the core sequence—an erroneous “bomb” perception from a Call of Duty chat triggers evacuation of both an aircraft and parts of the terminal—while they differ in emphasis on panic framing, the extent of terminal coverage, and the explicit police account of detention and release.
