ROME (AP) — An American Airlines formation from New York to New Delhi, India, landed safely successful Rome connected Sunday day aft it was diverted owed to a information interest , which later proved to beryllium “non-credible,” nan hose said.
American Airlines said Flight 292 “was inspected by rule enforcement” aft landing astatine Leonardo da Vinci International Airport and “cleared to re-depart.”
It didn’t explain nan origin of nan information concern, but added an inspection was required by protocol earlier nan formation could onshore successful New Delhi.
“The formation will enactment successful Rome overnight to let for required unit remainder earlier continuing to Delhi arsenic soon arsenic imaginable tomorrow,” nan hose said.
An Associated Press newsman filmed 2 combatant jets flying complete nan airdrome soon earlier nan unscheduled landing. Fire trucks were visible connected nan landing portion connected 1 broadside of nan level aft it landed.
Neeraj Chopra, 1 of nan passengers connected flight, said nan skipper alerted nan level that they needed to move astir about 3 hours earlier they were expected to onshore successful Delhi because of a alteration successful “security status.”
Chopra, who was walking from Detroit, Michigan to sojourn family, described nan temper connected nan level arsenic calm aft nan first announcement but said he statesman to accent erstwhile nan skipper later announced that combatant jets would beryllium escorting their level to Rome
“I felt a small panic of, okay, what’s going connected here?” Chopra told nan AP. “There’s sewage to beryllium for illustration thing bigger going connected here.”
Chopra said he has a caller formation leaving Monday.
“It’s been for illustration a beautiful chaotic crazy past 24 hours,” he said.
The airdrome continued to run normally, a spokesperson pinch Rome’s airdrome said.