‘Bomb Will Detonate At 10,000 Feet’ – Fighter Jets Scramble As American Airlines 787 Makes 2,000-Mile Emergency U-Turn To Rome
Earlier I wrote about fighter jets scrambling as the American Airlines flight from New York JFK to Delhi diverted over two thousand miles back to Rome. It was closer to its destination than to its chosen diversion point. There was a reported bomb threat against the aircraft.
Here are photos of the American Airlines 787-9 being shadowed by what appear to be Eurofighter Typhoons.
#Scramble: nel pomeriggio due #Eurofighter dell’#AeronauticaMilitare sono decollati su allarme per identificare e scortare un aereo di linea diretto a Delhi che aveva invertito rotta verso l’aeroporto di Fiumicino (RM) per una segnalazione di un presunto ordigno esplosivo a bordo pic.twitter.com/qocq43lC6H
— Aeronautica Militare (@ItalianAirForce) February 23, 2025
It turns out that the threat was that a bomb would detonate as the aircraft descended to 10,000 feet on arrival at Delhi, as reported by aviation watchdog JonNYC.
RUMOR tells me: threat was made that a bomb would be set off just under 10,000 feet on approach to Delhi airport
RUMOR https://t.co/dcmCPzGoDk— JonNYC (@xJonNYC) February 23, 2025
if you’re DMing with additional -details- those would be most interesting.
If you’re DMing to tell me the rumor is factual– I already know that 🙂— JonNYC (@xJonNYC) February 23, 2025
Here are passengers deplaning the aircraft via air stairs on arrival in Rome. The aircraft had spent as much time in the air to get to Rome as it’s scheduled for all the way to Delhi.
Friends deplaning from AA292 in Rome earlier today after a bomb threat was made over the Caspian Sea. The flight landed while escorted by Italian fighter jets. American airlines 292 is safely on the ground all passengers safe. pic.twitter.com/sXgUAB53iK
— Herbert Hildebrandt (@herberandt) February 23, 2025
The aircraft was inspected on arrival. Passengers and crew will spend the night in Rome, to meet required crew rest, before continuing their journey to Delhi on Monday.
There have been a large number of bomb hoaxes against aircraft flying to India, with more than 1,000 recorded against both domestic and international flights in 2024 – a 10x increase over the previous year.