American Airlines New York-Delhi flight makes unscheduled landing in Rome. Here’s what happened

An American Airlines flight from New York to New Delhi was diverted to Rome on Sunday afternoon following "a possible security concern," the airline confirmed in a statement. Safe landing in Rome American Airlines flight 292, with service from New York to Delhi, diverted to Rome due to a possible security concern," the airline said. Flight delay and crew rest The American Airlines flight is expected to remain in Rome overnight to allow for the required crew rest before resuming its journey to New Delhi the following day. American airlines passengers share account One of the passengers on board, Neeraj Chopra, said the captain announced that the plane's course was changed after pilot's announcement on emergency landing due to change in “security status” Chopra, who was traveling from Detroit to visit family, described the mood on the plane as calm after the initial announcement but said he began to feel stressed when the captain later announced that fighter jets would be escorting their plane to Rome.