Report Of Shooting In Las Vegas Airport Causes Panic, Flight Cancellations

A report of an active shooter at the Harry Reid International Airport Las Vegas airport wreaked havoc this past Sunday morning, causing widespread panic and flight delays or cancellations. The claim was later reported to be false, citing a loud noise causing the panic. Just before 6am on Sunday, the official twitter page for the airport tweeted "FALSE ALARM: There is no threat at the airport. A loud noise has caused panic at Harry Reid International Airport this morning, and created a security incident. We appreciate the patience of those traveling today as operations are in the process of returning to normal."

As a result of the panic, some people ran through the Las Vegas airport security checkpoints and later had to be rescreened. Harry Reid's official twitter page tweeted this less than half an hour after their first tweet. "EXPECT DELAYS: Flights will be held as multiple concourses are cleared and all passengers will need to be screened/re-screened at security checkpoints before boarding aircraft."

At about 9:30 on Sunday morning, they tweeted that delays would be expected all day and urged those flying via the Las Vegas airport to check the status of their flight before coming to the airport. Flightaware.com is a website you can check for flight delays and cancellations at any airport. According to their website, at only noon on Sunday, Harry Reid International Airport was up to 283 flight delays and 53 cancellations. All but six of those cancellations were flights through Southwest. The rest were through Allegiant Air and Swoop.

The Las Vegas Metro Police Department reported on their Twitter page that the suspect was taken into custody. A "loud noise in terminal 1" was cited as the reason for the panic and that the "unruly subject" was apprehended.

In this same Twitter conversation, you can see citizens at the airport commenting in the 4am hour Sunday about being stuck in TSA and a K9 police unit being on the scene.

–Wendy Rush, 96.3KKLZ Las Vegas

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There's just something about summertime that makes you want to get out on the open highway when you have some free time.  Even when gas prices are over five dollars.  Well, before you "hit the road Jack," you may want to consider some useful apps to download to your smart phone to make your trip more fun and less hazardous.

DESTINATION

Where are we going?  What are we going to do when we get there?  Are we just hittin' the road and hoping to take some mini-adventures?  These are the questions you ask yourself when planning a road trip.  Roadtrippers.com  helps you get from point A to point B, and according to their website: "Discover the most incredible people, places and experiences worth a detour."

TRAFFIC

Seems like everywhere we go nowadays, there's traffic...and lots of it!  One of the most popular apps to help you avoid traffic tie-ups is Waze.com.  According to their website, this tool was created in 2009 "as a crowd-sourced navigation app" which can help us all avoid speed traps (we recommend you NEVER go over the speed limit), construction tie-ups, accidents, and road hazards, by working together as a traveling community.

FUEL

With gas prices higher than ever, it would be good to know where you can fill up during your trip, and how much it will cost, BEFORE you hit the road.  One of the most popular apps that can help you with this is GasBuddy.com.

AUTO REPAIRS

It was an article I received from fixdapp.com by Kate McKnight which inspired me to write this post, and I have taken most of her app recommendations to list here for you.  I don't know a lot about cars and how to repair them.  And now that most cars are run by computers, I know even less.  It seems like most places charge you $100-$200 dollars to do a diagnostic test just to tell you what's wrong with your vehicle.  They load the repair cost on top of that!  This tool and app is very easy to use (I purchased one recently.  I was not paid for this recommendation), and it will tell you what is wrong with your vehicle and how much you can expect to be charged BEFORE you take it in to the repair shop.

MUSIC

Well, 96.3 KKLZ  of course!  You can download our app and stream "the BEST variety of Hits from the 80s and more" every where you go!

Safe travels!!

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For fun mini-adventures worth a detour, you may want to download an app like Roadtrippers.

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To help you find expected traffic tie-ups and how best to avoid them during your road trip, you may want to download an app like Waze.

https://www.gasbuddy.com/

Where is the best place to stop for gas and how much will it cost?  This app will help you plan your trip better.

https://www.fixdapp.com/

Know what's wrong with your vehicle and how much it should cost to repair it BEFORE you take it in to the auto repair shop.

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Listen to the Hits of the 80s and more every where you go this summer!  Details on downloading our app here!