Tragic reports are speaking about an American Airlines flight from JFK diverting after threats about a bomb on board.
According to local media outlets, the plane was on its way to Delhi, India from JFK airport. However, due to the security issue, it was forced to divert to Rome.
The plane was escorted by fighter jets and landed under their escort after the alarming threat was announced.
American Airlines Flight 292 made the sudden abrupt U-turn near Turkmenistan on Sunday due to a security issue, the statement from American Airlines confirmed.
The company says that their topmost priority is always the safety and security of customers and therefore they are so grateful to everyone for understanding.
They are now working closely with locals and will give updates as the situation develops further on, they added.
Shocking images shared online showed the plane which was a Boeing 737 Dreamliner get escorted by two Air Force Eurofighter typhoon warplanes.
The plane landed safely in Rome at about 11:15 am ET after it made a massive turnover decision to return to the Europe side. The news is alarming as it comes at a time when American aviation is being called out, thanks to the alarming number of crashes and security incidents. We saw during the start of this month how another flight was evacuated and further delayed for about five hours in Texas due to a passenger who called their wi-fi, ‘There is a bomb on this flight.’