Dramatic video shows Italian fighters accompanying a transferred American Airlines flight due to “safety issues.”
A spokesman for the airline told Fox News Numbers that the AA 292 flight “was safely landed in Rome on Sunday afternoon due to safety concerns, which later proved impossible.”
The video shows the plane was escorted by Italian Air Force jets before landing at Leonardo da Vinci International Airport in Rome.
Flight 292 has left John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, which was transferred to New Delhi, India.
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American Airlines flights from Kennedy International Airport to New Delhi, India, reportedly had to be transferred to Rome and landed on a fighter escort. (x/@italianairforce)
The airline did not specify what the cause of the safety issues was, but under the Delhi (DEL) airport protocol, inspections were required before landing at the DEL.
The plane was inspected and cleaned by Roman law enforcement officers.
There were nearly 200 people and 15 crew members on board.
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Neeraj Chopra, one of the passengers in the flight, told the Associated Press that the captain warned passengers that the plane would need to land in New Delhi for about three hours before it could turn around due to a change in “safety status”.
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“This flight will be overnight in Rome to allow the required crew to rest and then continue to Delhi as soon as tomorrow,” the airline said.
After a “safety issue” on the ship, an American airline was escorted by Italian fighter jets. (x/@italianairforce)
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“Safety and security are our top priority and we express our inconvenience to our customers.”
After a series of aviation disasters in the United States, the air panic is
An American Airlines plane collided with a military Blackhawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, killing 67 people last month. Less than 48 hours later, a flight of a medical ambulance crashed in Philadelphia, killing seven people.
Then earlier this month, Delta Airlines’ flights turned upside down and exploded when it landed in Canada Toronto Pearson Airport. Thankfully, everyone survived.
Fox News’ CB Cotton and the Associated Press contributed to the report.
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