LONDON: Indian nationals on the Delhi-bound American Airlines flight from New York diverted to Italy over a bomb threat later deemed “non-credible” are being rebooked on alternative flights from Rome, Italian airport officials said on Monday.
Flight AA292 was diverted to the Rome Fiumicino Leonardo Da Vinci Airport, where Italian Air Force fighter jets escorted the aircraft to a safe landing on Sunday. The flight has now completed security checks and will be “reintegrated” into the airline’s schedule for Tuesday.
“The passengers of American Airlines Flight 292 from New York to Delhi, which was forced to turn back and land at Fiumicino Airport yesterday afternoon (Sunday local time) due to a bomb alert, have been rebooked on other flights departing from the Rome Fiumicino Airport today (Monday),” an airport spokesperson told PTI.
