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Daily Mail
18 hours ago
- Daily Mail
American Airlines flight diverted mid-air
By A frightened passenger caused an entire American Airlines flight to divert back to the airport after they wrongly panicked over a seatmate's text messages. The AA Flight 1847 to Dallas, Texas, was forced to abort and return to Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Thursday due to concern the flight was in immediate danger. An unnamed female passenger became spooked when she oversaw her neighbor receive a text that said 'RIP [rest in peace]' 30 minutes into their journey. She interpreted the message as threatening, causing staff to declare an emergency and divert back to the island, according to local news site Primera Hora. Pilots told the tower they were treating the threat as a 'level three,' meaning it could be life-threatening to passengers. 'We have a threat onboard,' the pilot said in audio obtained by Daily Mail. 'With text messaging between passengers and flight members, so we're going to need authorities at the gate to meet us just to figure out what's going on here.' The tower asked if the cockpit was secure and the pilot confirmed, before reiterating: 'We just have a threat from out back, we're not even sure it's even credible at this point. 'But, you know, with the way things are this holiday weekend and everything else, we figured the best course is just to be safe as possible.' It was determined that the passenger had received the text about a relative who had died the day before. The passenger was traveling home from vacation early, Primera Hora said. TSA also inspected the aircraft and did not find a threat. Nelman Nevárez, Aerostar's director of operations, told the outlet: 'It was a mix-up that was handled in accordance with safety protocols. 'There was no real threat to the flight or its passengers.' The plane took off for Dallas shortly after the fiasco and landed in the States shortly before 2pm local time. 'Safety and security are our top priorities and we apologize to our customers for the inconvenience,' an American Airlines spokesperson told Daily Mail.
Time of India
21 hours ago
- General
- Time of India
American airlines flight diverted after 'bizarre' text sends passenger into full-blown panic
On Thursday, an American Airlines flight diverted back to San Juan, Puerto Rico, after a passenger misinterpreted a text message they oversaw next to them. The nosy passenger snooping on one of their seat neighbors forced the flight to return to San Juan after reporting a potential security concern based on an overseen text message, reports local news outlet Primera Ahora. The flight was forced to land in Isla Verde just a half hour after it took off, as per reports. The situation arose when the unidentified screen-peeping passenger alerted the crew over a supposedly suspicious message. The woman told the crew she had read the ominous acronym RIP on a fellow passenger's mobile phone and assumed it meant the plane was doomed. The passenger who received the message proved that a relative had died the day before, adding that they were on the flight after leaving their vacation early, per Primera Hora. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 5 Books Warren Buffett Wants You to Read In 2025 Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo The passenger reportedly saw their seat receive a text message that read "R.I.P." (the acronym commonly used for "rest in peace") and assumed it was a threat to the flight, according to Puerto Rico's Office of Explosives and Public Safety. The crew member on board AA 1847 immediately alerted the cockpit and the pilot began emergency procedures, which says they should land at the next opportunity. The plane landed in Isla Verde, in Puerto Rico, according to USA Today, where the authorities investigated the passengers phone and text messages. Live Events American airlines flight diverted The text message 'RIP' set off the scare but the passenger then clarified they had received the message from a family member after his father died days earlier. The man was on his way to Dallas to be with his family after the tragic death, Puerto Rican authorities confirmed. A spokesperson for American Airlines told PEOPLE, "American Airlines flight 1847, with service from San Juan (SJU) to Dallas Fort Worth (DFW), returned to SJU shortly after departure due to a possible security concern." "The flight landed safely at SJU, and law enforcement inspected and cleared the aircraft to re-depart. Safety and security are our top priorities and we apologize to our customers for the inconvenience," the statement continued. The US territory's Office of Explosive and Public Safety confirmed there was no legitimate threat and American flight was able to re-depart Puerto Rico and land in the Lone Star State Friday. "It was a mix-up that was handled in accordance with safety protocols. There was no real threat to the flight or its passengers," Nelman Nevárez, Aerostar's director of operations, told Primera Hora in an interview translated from Spanish to English. The plane, which carried 193 passengers, resumed its route and prepared for takeoff at 10 a.m. local time.
Time of India
a day ago
- Time of India
RIP: American Airlines flight diverted after passenger snoops on seatmate's condolence message, spreads panic
American Airlines had to divert a flight after a passenger spread alarm saying she saw 'RIP' text on co-passenger's phone. An American Airlines flight had to be diverted back to Puerto Rico after a passenger spread panic that there was a threat to the flight. The passenger saw a co-passenger's text message that read 'RIP' (Rest In Peace). The woman told the crew she had read the ominous acronym RIP on a fellow passenger's mobile phone and assumed it meant the plane was doomed. The crew member on board AA 1847 immediately alerted the cockpit and the pilot began emergency procedures, which said they should land at the next opportunity. "American Airlines flight 1847, with service from San Juan (SJU) to Dallas Fort Worth (DFW), returned to SJU shortly after departure due to a possible security concern," a spokesperson for American Airlines told media. "The flight landed safely at SJU, and law enforcement inspected and cleared the aircraft to re-depart. Safety and security are our top priorities and we apologize to our customers for the inconvenience," the statement added. American Airlines flight 1847 took off from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in Isla Verde. The flight was headed for Dallas but ultimately returned to San Juan amid the perceived threat about 30 minutes after taking off. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like They Were So Beautiful Before; Now Look At Them; Number 10 Will Shock You Reportingly Undo The passenger who received the RIP message lost a relative the day before and the message was in connection with the tragedy. "It was a mix-up that was handled in accordance with safety protocols. There was no real threat to the flight or its passengers," Nelman Nevárez, Aerostar's director of operations, told Primera Hora in an interview translated from Spanish to English.
Daily Mirror
a day ago
- Daily Mirror
Passenger sparks plane emergency after noticing menacing text on someone's phone
The American Airlines flight from San Juan in Puerto Rico to Dallas in the USA was forced to land just half an hour into the journey, when one passenger read another's text A nosy airline passenger caused her entire plane to be diverted after spotting what she thought was a suspicious text on another passenger's phone. The American Airlines flight from San Juan in Puerto Rico to Dallas in the USA was forced to land just half an hour into the journey, when the passenger alerted the crew to a potential dodgy message. The woman told the crew she had read the ominous acronym RIP on a fellow passenger's mobile phone and assumed it meant the plane was doomed. The crew member on board AA 1847 immediately alerted the cockpit and the pilot began emergency procedures, which says they should land at the next opportunity. The plane landed in Isla Verde, in Puerto Rico, according to USA Today, where the authorities investigated the passengers phone and text messages. The text message that set off the scare simply read 'RIP' — the acronym for 'Rest in Peace' - but the innocent passenger said they had received the message from a family member after his father died days earlier. The man was on his way to Dallas to be with his family after the tragic death, Puerto Rican authorities confirmed the man's story. The US territory's Office of Explosive and Public Safety confirmed there was no legitimate threat and American flight was able to re-depart Puerto Rico and land in the Lone Star State Friday. American Airlines said: "The flight landed safely at SJU, and law enforcement inspected and cleared the aircraft to re-depart. "Safety and security are our top priorities and we apologise to our customers for the inconvenience."
