Plane delayed, passengers evacuated after bomb scare in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Oct. 31 (UPI) -- A Spirit Airlines flight en route from Fort Lauderdale to Dallas was delayed for hours after a bomb threat led to an evacuation of passengers, officials said.

The flight was scheduled to depart at 8:15 p.m. Sunday but instead left at 2:30 a.m. Monday to land at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.

The incident began when a passenger alerted another of a possible threat via a cell phone. The second passenger alerted flight attendants. Police escorted a man off the plane and conducted a search before clearing the situation and allowing passengers to return.