Construction accident at Tampa International Airport diverts some arrival traffic

Some traffic to gates for arriving flights at Tampa International Airport was being diverted Wednesday after a construction accident, airport officials said.

“TPA Police are investigating a construction accident near Blue Arrivals,” a post to the airport’s X account at 9:32 a.m. said.

Traffic to the Blue arrival gates were being rerouted to Blue Express Arrivals during the investigation, the post said.

The incident was not affecting flight operations, according to the post.

No other details were immediately available.

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