Authorities responded to a telephone threat at Newark-Liberty International Airport Monday morning, sources tell NBC 4 New York.
The threat to Delta flight 69, which was bound for New Jersey from London, was called in sometime before noon, sources say. Heavy police presence can be seen at the airport.
A source told NBC 4 New York that the plane was taken to a remote area, where 191 passengers and 11 crew members were taken off the plane.
The threat comes just a day after a authorities responded to a bomb threat at John F. Kennedy Airport.
Authorities say the passengers were taken off a plane returning to JFK from Milan without their bags as police searched it. They didn't find any threat.
That threat remains under investigation.
