Two Italian military fighter jets flanked American Airlines Flight 292 as it arrived but the Federal Aviation Administration did not elaborate on what was the security issue aboard the plane.

An American Airlines flight traveling from New York City to New Delhi, India was diverted to Rome Sunday due to a suspected bomb threat.

An American Airlines flight en route from New York City to New Delhi made an unexpected landing in Rome, an FAA spokesperson told PIX11 News. The flight departed from John F. Kennedy International Airport Saturday evening headed to New Delhi,