A Hawaiian Airlines flight preparing to depart from San Diego to Honolulu was evacuated after a passenger allegedly made a threat to the safety of the aircraft, according to the airline and authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Flight 15 was scheduled to depart San Diego International Airport at 8:28 a.m. on Tuesday when a passenger was overheard making a threat, according to a statement from Hawaiian Airlines. The airline did not disclose the nature of the threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a precaution, the captain of the Airbus A330 taxied the plane to a secure area of the airfield, where it was met by local and federal law enforcement officers. All 283 passengers and 10 crew members were safely evacuated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n