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'RIP' Text Misread As Bomb Threat Forces American Airlines Flight To Divert
The woman told a stewardess about the message, who alerted the cockpit, leading to the rollout of emergency safety protocols.
Bomb threat? RIP text triggers panic, forces American Airlines plane to turn around
The strange incident on an American Airlines plane led to the flight being delayed by over three and a half hours. How the passenger interpreted RIP to mean a bomb threat is not clear.
American Airlines flight is diverted mid-air after passenger freaks out over neighbor's text message
The AA Flight 1847 to Dallas, Texas, was forced to abort and return to Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, ...
American Airlines Flight Diverted After Misunderstood Three-Word Text Triggers Security Alert
An American Airlines flight from San Juan to Dallas returned to Puerto Rico after a passenger misinterpreted a neighbor's ...
American Airlines makes U-turn after passenger sounds alarm over message on fellow traveler’s phone
American Airlines confirmed the incident to USA TODAY, and said the plane was eventually cleared to carry passengers and fly ...
American Airlines flight headed to Dallas diverted after passenger misinterprets text
An American Airlines flight headed to Dallas was diverted after a passenger misinterpreted a neighbor’s text message. A ...
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American Airlines flight returns to Puerto Rico after ‘RIP’ text sparks panic
In a bizarre incident, an American Airlines flight from Puerto Rico to Dallas was forced to turn back mid-air after a passenger misinterpreted a fellow traveller’s phone message containing the acronym ...
American Airlines Flight Diverted After Bomb Scare: Passenger Misinterprets Seatmate's 'RIP' Text
An American Airlines flight was diverted because of a nosy passenger. The traveller reported a bomb threat after ...
American airlines flight diverted after 'bizarre' text sends passenger into full-blown panic
An American Airlines flight diverted back to Puerto Rico after a passenger oversaw another passenger receive a cryptic text ...
RIP: American Airlines flight diverted after passenger snoops on seatmate's condolence message, spreads panic
An American Airlines flight had to be diverted back to Puerto Rico after a passenger spread panic that there was a threat to ...