Officials at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport are on alert Tuesday after a series of explosions rocked Brussels Airport and a metro station in Belgium early Tuesday, killing 31 and injuring scores of others.
D/FW Airport officials said they are "monitoring the situation and maintaining our vigilance," but couldn’t get into specific security measures.
Police were more noticeable than usual at the airport Tuesday, according to NBC 5's Chris Van Horne, but not an overwhelming presence.
"K-9s were searching, homeland security agents were walking around, D/FW police on bikes, walking and driving around Terminal D, all observational," Van Horne said.
Fort Worth-based American Airlines said all of its employees working at Brussels Airport were not injured during the explosions early Tuesday morning.
"American Airlines extends its deepest sympathies and condolences to those affected by the tragic events in Brussels earlier today," the company said in a statement.
Brussels International Airport has suspended all further flights due to extensive damage to the departure terminal. Officials have not said when the airport is expected to resume flight operations.
Two flights were headed for Brussels Tuesday morning on United. Airline officials said Flight 950 left from Washington Dulles and arrived at Brussels at 7:01 a.m., when customers got off the plane. Flight 999 from Newark Liberty was rerouted to a remote location and landed safely.
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"The United Family is deeply saddened by the tragedies in Brussels earlier today, and our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families," United released in a statement.
