A source familiar with the situation said the bomb threat towards Flight AA292, which was traveling from New York to New Delhi, was sent via email.

An American Airlines flight bound for India was diverted to Rome on Sunday due to a "suspected bomb threat" later found not to be credible, according to the airline and Italian airport officials.

A flight from New York to New Delhi had to be diverted to Rome because of a bomb threat. "This is particularly true if Russia assesses that the US cannot or will not support the European NATO countries in a war with Russia."