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Saudi Gazette
24-02-2025
- Saudi Gazette
American Airlines flight diverts to Rome after bomb threat over Caspian Sea
ROME — An American Airlines flight en route from New York to Delhi was forced to turn around and head to Rome's Fiumicino airport on Sunday while flying over the Caspian Sea.A spokesperson for the Italian capital's Leonardo da Vinci International Airport, Francesco Garibaldi, did not give the reason for the change in flight checks would be performed as soon as the passengers and crew on board leave the plane, Garibaldi the meantime, media reports claimed the flight was diverted due to a bomb threat, landing in Rome at 5:22 pm CET after being escorted by two military fighter jets.A total of 199 passengers plus crew were on board the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. The airport, which was chosen to handle the emergency over other major airports along Flight AA292's route such as Istanbul and Dubai, continued to operate normally, the spokesperson said. — Euronews
Euronews
23-02-2025
- Euronews
American Airlines flight diverts to Rome after bomb threat over Caspian Sea
An American Airlines flight en route from New York to Delhi was forced to turn around and head to Rome's Fiumicino airport on Sunday while flying over the Caspian Sea. A spokesperson for the Italian capital's Leonardo da Vinci International Airport, Francesco Garibaldi, did not give the reason for the change in flight plans. Security checks would be performed as soon as the passengers and crew on board leave the plane, Garibaldi said. In the meantime, media reports claimed the flight was diverted due to a bomb threat, landing in Rome at 5:22 pm CET after being escorted by two military fighter jets. A total of 199 passengers plus crew were on board the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. The airport, which was chosen to handle the emergency over other major airports along Flight AA292's route such as Istanbul and Dubai, continued to operate normally, the spokesperson said.
The Independent
23-02-2025
- The Independent
Flight from New York diverted to Rome after reports of bomb threat
An American Airlines flight from New York to New Delhi was forced to land in Italy due to a bomb threat, the Flight Emergency site and airport sources said on Sunday. The plane turned around over the Caspian Sea on Sunday and landed in Rome, a spokesman with the Leonardo da Vinci International Airport said. The spokesman, Francesco Garibaldi did not give the reason for the change in flight plans. He said security checks would be performed as soon as the 199 passengers on board, plus the crew, leave the plane. 'American flight AA292 will divert to Rome en route to Delhi due to a bomb threat,' Flight Emergency, a flight-tracking account, posted on X. The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner flight with about 200 people onboard landed at Rome's Leonardo da Vinci airport at about 16:20 GMT, according to airport sources. The plane was over the Caspian Sea when the airline warned the crew of a bomb threat, Reuters sources added. A senior official briefed on the matter was cited by ABC News as saying that a bomb threat was received by email but deemed to be unfounded. American Airlines did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The flight, which departed from John F. Kennedy International Airport, had been heading to Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Dehli. An Associated Press reporter filmed two fighter jets flying over the airport shortly before the unscheduled landing. Fire trucks were visible on the landing strip on one side of the plane after it landed. The airport continue to operate normally, the spokesman said.
