{"id":2405953,"date":"2025-02-24T10:44:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T15:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/american-airlines-flight-diverted-escorted-by-fighter-jets-over-possible-security-issue\/"},"modified":"2025-02-24T10:45:29","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T15:45:29","slug":"american-airlines-flight-diverted-escorted-by-fighter-jets-over-possible-security-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/american-airlines-flight-diverted-escorted-by-fighter-jets-over-possible-security-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"American Airlines Flight Diverted, Escorted by Fighter Jets Over &#8216;Possible Security Issue&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Famerican-airlines-flight-diverted-escorted-by-fighter-jets-over-possible-security-issue%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2405953&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>An\u2064 American Airlines flight, designated as \u2064Flight 292 and bound for New Delhi, was diverted and made an \u200cemergency landing in Rome due to \u2062a &#8220;possible \u200csecurity issue.&#8221; this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whitemarsh-train-derailment-hazmat-crews-called-in-and-homes-evacuated-after-rail-accident\/\" title=\"Hazmat teams summoned and homes evacuated following Whitemarsh train mishap.\">incident\u2063 occurred shortly<\/a> after departing \u2063from john F. Kennedy International Airport. \u2062The airline reported that the situation involved a bomb threat, even tho it was later\u2063 persistent\u2064 to be \u200cnon-credible. The Italian Air Force dispatched fighter jets to escort\u200c the aircraft until it\u2064 safely landed. The flight was\u200d carrying 199 passengers and 15 crew members. Local authorities\u200d and police conducted an\u2062 inspection \u200bof the plane upon landing, and it was \u200cscheduled to continue \u2063its journey \u2063the next day. American Airlines expressed apologies for the inconvenience and emphasized its commitment to passenger \u2064safety \u200band security.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A New Delhi-bound American Airlines plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Rome Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Flight 292, which left John F. Kennedy International Airport Sunday, experienced a &ldquo;possible security issue,&rdquo; the airline said in a statement, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/american-airlines-flight-diverted-rome-possible-security-issue\/story?id=119099475\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Italian Air Force <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/level-3-threat-causes-united-flight-diverted-make-emergency-landing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fighter jets<\/a> gave the plane an escort until it landed.<\/p>\n<p>The plane was carrying 199 passengers in addition to its 15 crew members, the airline said.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/american-airlines-flight-diverted-rome-security-reasons-rcna193370\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC<\/a>, which cited sources it did not name, the security issue was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fbi-investigating-bomb-threats-every-school-maryland-airports-synagogues-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bomb<\/a> threat.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>NBC said it was told by a source that the threat was made by .<\/p>\n<p>The airline said the threat &ldquo;was determined to be non-credible.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"it\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Scramble?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Scramble<\/a>: nel pomeriggio due <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Eurofighter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Eurofighter<\/a> dell&rsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AeronauticaMilitare?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AeronauticaMilitare<\/a> sono decollati su allarme per identificare e scortare un aereo di linea diretto a Delhi che aveva invertito rotta verso l&rsquo;aeroporto di Fiumicino (RM) per una segnalazione di un <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">presunto ordigno esplosivo<\/a> a bordo <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qocq43lC6H\">pic.twitter.com\/qocq43lC6H<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Aeronautica Militare (@ItalianAirForce) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ItalianAirForce\/status\/1893740850175164696?\">February 23, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  Indira Gandhi International Airport rules required an inspection before the plane could land there.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Safety and security are our top priorities and we apologize to our customers for the inconvenience,&rdquo; the airline said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Leonardo da Vinci Rome Fiumicino Airport representative Roberto Rao said the incident took place about 2 p.m. local time when the plane contacted the airport<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We immediately agreed and organized a safe landing,&rdquo; Rao said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">American Airlines AA292, traveling from New York to New Delhi diverting to Rome is under escort by Eurofighter jets &#9889;&#65039;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fBhrjYzfz4\">pic.twitter.com\/fBhrjYzfz4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Viper &#127470;&#127475; (@viper202020) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/viper202020\/status\/1893700237899837618?\">February 23, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">don&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t know what the security concern was, but my opinion is that it was serious enough to divert the plane, but not urgent, because we received the alert when the plane was over the Caspian Sea, a three hours&rsquo; flight from Rome,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>American Airlines said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-dies-after-driving-vehicle-over-cliff-during-police-pursuit-in-southern-california\/\" title=\"Man killed in police chase after driving off cliff in SoCal.\">local police met<\/a> the plane and inspected it.<\/p>\n<p>The plane was scheduled to continue its journey on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dei-action-faa-pushes-hire-people-severe-intellectual-psychiatric-disabilities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Federal Aviation Administration<\/a> said the crew reported the issue, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/diverted-american-airlines-flight-escorted-by-italian-fighter-jets-after-bomb-threat-13316127\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sky News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; 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Flight 292, which departed from John F. Kennedy International Airport, was escorted by Italian Air Force fighter jets until it landed safely. The aircraft was carrying 199 passengers and 15 crew members. Reports suggest that the security concern involved a bomb threat, although the airline later deemed it non-credible. 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