The TSA said in a statement released Sunday that it reviewed Friday's incident and found the agents did not fully use the technology at their disposal which would have identified the box cutters inside the passenger's carry-on luggage, nor did they follow protocol when they returned the 'visible blades' back to the passenger after an inspection.
. The move comes as passengers are expected to flood airports ahead of Thanksgiving.
The male passenger, who has not yet been identified, approached the TSA checkpoint around 5:30 p.m. on Friday at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport with a ticket for a Frontier Airlines flight to Tampa International Airport , the TSA said. He showed his identification, including a temporary Ohio drivers' license, and underwent physical screening, the agency said.
"The aircraft landed safely in Atlanta and the passenger in question was taken into custody by Atlanta law enforcement," spokesperson Jennifer De La Cruz toldAll passengers left the plane and were provided overnight hotel accommodations in Atlanta. A new flight was scheduled for Saturday morning to take them to Tampa.
A government source familiar with the investigation tells CNN that the passenger in question was not a known threat to the TSA and that the incident has been elevated to the highest levels of the agency.
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