Frontier flight to Tampa diverted when passenger found with box cutter

A Frontier Airlines flight from Cincinnati to Tampa on Friday night was rerouted to Atlanta after a passenger on the plane was discovered to have a box cutter in his possession.

The flight took off from Cincinnati at 7:24 p.m., according to Frontier’s website. It was rerouted about 9:30 p.m., said Patricia Mancha, a Transportation Security Administration spokesperson.

The FBI and the Atlanta Police Department detained the suspect, she said. Investigators found a second box cutter in the man’s carry-on bag, according to Mancha. The Transportation Security Administration is conducting an internal review of the incident.

“TSA takes its role in transportation security very seriously,” Mancha said in a statement.

No passengers or crew members were injured, said Frontier spokesperson Jennifer de la Cruz.

“All passengers deplaned the aircraft and were provided overnight hotel accommodations in Atlanta,” she said in a statement.

The flight arrived in Tampa at 10:35 this morning, said Tampa International Airport spokesperson Emily Nipps.

The Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, where the flight originated, did not plan to release a statement Saturday, spokesperson Mindy Kershner said.