Loaded Gun Magazine Found Aboard Frontier Flight At ATL Airport

ATLANTA, GA — Police say a loaded gun magazine with 10 hollow point rounds was recently found aboard a Frontier Airlines plane at the Atlanta airport.

A passenger discovered the magazine near seat 7A of the Airbus A320 aircraft around 4:30 p.m. Sunday at Gate C-6 of Concourse C at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta Police said Wednesday.

At the time, the flight had been traveling between Cincinnati, Ohio and Atlanta, police said. The passenger found the magazine, bearing the initials "K H," while boarding a return flight to Cincinnati, police said.

The discovery sparked response from Homeland Security agents, Transportation Security Administration workers, APD and others.

Authorities deplaned and searched the aircraft, but police said no other concerning items were located.

TSA re-screened the passengers, and the flight safely departed around 8 p.m., police said.

Officers did not say if anyone was injured or arrested during the incident. The FBI was notified of the incident.