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.

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."

An American Airlines flight bound for Delhi was escorted by fighter jets due to a bomb threat on Sunday. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, departing from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York with 199 passengers and 15 crew members,