DFW airport terminal temporarily evacuated due to ‘technical error’ on Friday
Terminal E at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport was evacuated Friday afternoon due to a technical error, officials said.
The terminal reopened shortly before 2 p.m.
Terminal E is resuming normal operations. Screening and traffic to Terminal E will be busy, so consider checking in at another terminal if you are not checking bags. The Skylink can take you to your departing terminal. Thank you for your patience as we ensure safe operations.
— DFW Airport (@DFWAirport) June 16, 2023
“A message was erroneously activated inside Terminal E asking passengers to leave the building,” airport officials posted on social media around 12:30 p.m. “There is no emergency.”
Due to a technical error, a message was erroneously activated inside Terminal E asking passengers to leave the building. There is no emergency. Airport staff made additional announcements notifying passengers of the false alarm. Thank you for your patience.
— DFW Airport (@DFWAirport) June 16, 2023
Other terminals were operating normally, officials said, and the Transportation Security Administration re-screened passengers who had been assigned to Terminal E.
American Airlines, United Airlines, Spirit Airlines, Frontier Airlines and Delta are some of the airlines that fly in and out of Terminal E, according to the DFW Airport website.
The flight tracker Flight Aware reported nearly 270 delayed flights for DFW Airport as of 1:45 p.m., including 20 Delta, eight Frontier and four United. It wasn’t clear if the delays were caused by the evacuation.
