American Airlines flight 292 from New York JFK to Delhi made an emergency landing in Rome following a security threat, that many outlets are referring to as a bomb threat. The Boeing 787-9 was escorted by fighter jets on the way in.
Here’s a video I just filmed from home. American Airlines 292 with two @ItalianAirForce Eurofighters on its way to Rome Fiumicino airport following a bomb threat. https://t.co/3HFHROYj5j pic.twitter.com/SVK7pPWqBy
— The Aviationist (@TheAviationist) February 23, 2025
You are watching AA292 being escorted by Euro Fighters into Rome,FCO airport now due to a suspected bomb threat onboard. https://t.co/TygyuvdMTD pic.twitter.com/wNcxSYG3FV
— Antony Ochieng,KE✈️ (@Turbinetraveler) February 23, 2025
Breaking: American Airlines Flight AA292, traveling from New York (JFK) to New Delhi (DEL), has made an emergency diversion to Rome following a reported threat. The aircraft is currently being escorted by Eurofighter jets as it approaches the airport. pic.twitter.com/q4DzpURjGc
— Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) February 23, 2025
The plane made a U-turn and did a lot of backtracking from the Caspian Sea to divert to Rome. If there were a real security risk and the plane needed to get on the ground quickly, they wouldn’t have turned around to fly to far east. This is highly suggestive of a pro forma diversion, that they were following Indian security directives rather than acting on a real belief that there was a threat.
Why fly back all that distance? AA292 pic.twitter.com/d18szzZprY
— Spacetime Soliton (@nirakaramekam) February 23, 2025
According to American Airlines,
AA 292, operating from New York to Delhi, has been diverted to Rome due to a potential security threat onboard. We are working closely with local authorities and will provide updates as the situation develops. We appreciate the patience and cooperation of our passengers.
Passengers will be stranded for a bit in Rome, because crew will certainly be exceeding their maximum duty hours. They aren’t going to be permitted to just offload a passenger, refuel and take off again. So this is a huge inconvenience.
And of course Gary has to throw in “pro forma” to sound like he’s the smart guy here when it’s obvious if it were a bigger deal they wouldn’t have backtracked. Being it was going to India, it might’ve been a stink bomb.
Just say AA has more resources to re-crew and utilize in FCO than they would in DHL anyways.
Better be stuck in Rome than some God forsaken place in the Middle East.
Jeez, @Dunkin, who pissed in your coffee this morning?