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American Airlines flight accompanied by fighter planes in the middle of security problems

Dramatic videos show the moment when a fleeting flight of American Airlines was accompanied by Italian fighter planes due to a “security concern”.

A spokesman for the airline announced Fox News digitally that AA Flight 292 “had landed in Rome on Sunday afternoon after being redirected due to a security concern, which later turned out to be too cranked.”

The video shows that the plane is accompanied by Italian Air Force Jets before landing at Leonardo da Vinci's international airport.

Flight 292 was on the way to Neu -Delhi, India, in India, when he was diverted, leaving New York John F. Kennedy International Airport.

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A flight from American Airlines from JFK Airport to Neu -Delhi, India, had to go to Rome after a reported bomb threat – and landed under the fighter plane. (X/@Italianairforce)

The airline did not indicate what was the cause of the security concern, but according to Delhi (DEL) Airport Protocol, an inspection was required before landing in DEL.

The plane was inspected and clarified by the law enforcement authorities in Rome.

Almost 200 people and 15 crew members were on board the flight.

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Neraj Chopra, one of the passengers on the flight, told the AP that the captain alerted the passengers that the aircraft had to turn around about three hours before landing in New Dehli due to a change in “security status”.

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“The flight stays in Rome overnight to enable the required crew rest before going to Delhi as soon as possible tomorrow,” said the airline.

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An American airline aircraft is accompanied by an Italian fighter plane after a “security concern”. (X/@Italianairforce)

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“Security and security are our top priorities, and we apologize to our customers for the inconvenience.”

The Midair fear comes after a number of aviation disasters in the USA

An American Airlines aircraft collided with a military helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and killed 67 people last month. Less than 48 hours later, a medical ambulance crashed in Philadelphia and left seven people dead.

At the beginning of this month, a flight of the Delta Air Lines turned on the head and broke out in flames while landing near Canada Toronto Pearson Airport. Fortunately, all of these terrible ordeal survived.

CB Cotton and Associated Press from Fox News contributed to this report.

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