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Flight to Indy diverted to Tenn. after threat

Posted at 7:28 AM, Feb 01, 2017
and last updated 2017-02-01 10:53:35-05

INDIANAPOLIS -- A flight scheduled to land in Indianapolis was diverted to Knoxville, Tennessee Tuesday night due to a bomb threat.

American Airlines flight 1804 left the Charlotte, N.C. airport at 9:14 p.m., scheduled to land in Indianapolis.

According to flight records, the plane was diverted and landed at the McGhee Tyson airport in Knoxville at 10:06 p.m.

A spokesperson for American Airlines said the threat did not originate on the plane.

The flight is scheduled to take off for Indianapolis at 11:48 a.m. Wednesday.

It is unclear what caused the flight to be diverted.