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Frontier Airlines Flight Evacuated at Denver Airport After Gun Magazine Found
A Frontier Airlines flight scheduled from Denver to Phoenix was evacuated on May 10, 2026 after a gun magazine was discovered on the aircraft. Passengers were deplaned, rescreened and the plane underwent a security sweep with no injuries reported. The flight later departed early on May 11 and arrived in Phoenix on schedule.
May 11, 1:20 PM·1m read4 sources
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A Frontier Airlines flight at Denver International Airport was evacuated on Sunday night after a gun magazine was found in the aircraft. Frontier flight 4765, which was scheduled to travel from Denver to Phoenix, was promptly evacuated after the discovery, according to a Frontier Airlines statement on May 11.
Passengers were deplaned and rescreened, and a security sweep of the aircraft was conducted. There were no reports of injuries. The company said that given the delay, the flight crew exceeded their duty time and thus customers were booked on a new flight for early this morning.
m. m. It is unclear where or how the gun magazine was discovered or whether a passenger physically had the magazine on them.
This incident comes days after another Frontier Airlines plane was evacuated after striking a person on a Denver International Airport runway. , the Frontier flight was preparing to travel to Los Angeles International Airport before hitting a trespasser.
The passenger jet, carrying roughly 231 people, filled with smoke after the collision. Everyone on board evacuated using inflatable evacuation slides. The person who died has not been identified.
