‘Everyone was afraid’: Bomb scare diverts international flight
This picture taken by the Italian Air Force shows an American Airlines flight being escorted by a Eurofighter following an alleged bomb scare. Photo / AFP
An American Airlines flight from New York to New Delhi was diverted to Rome on Sunday afternoon following an “alleged bomb scare”, an Italian airport spokesman said.
The US-based carrier gave no details on the nature of what it called a “possible security concern” on the flight carrying 199 passengers plus crew that was escorted by two Italian fighter jets before landing.
“The flight landed safely at FCO (Rome) and law enforcement inspected and cleared the aircraft to re-depart,” American Airlines said in a statement.
Mahesh Kumar, an IT consultant aboard the flight, said the pilot announced the diversion to Rome due to “security reasons” about three hours before landing.
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