American Airlines flight delayed by suspected bomb threat

Santa Fe police: Suspect in custody after bomb threat led to hospital lockdowns

Santa Fe police Deputy Chief Ben Valdez said "no suspicious packages have been found or identified."

American Airlines Flight Delayed Because A WiFi Hotspot Was Named 'There Is A Bomb On The Flight

An American Airlines plane was delayed over a WiFi hotspot mentioning a’bomb’. Flight 2863 was preparing to depart Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas when a man showed a flight attendant something on his tablet, according to passenger Bruce Steen, 63. The flight attendant informed the cockpit and the pilot announced that the airplane would be going back to the gate because of an ‘administrative issue’, Steen told ABC News. Minutes l…

American Airlines plane delayed over 'bomb on the flight' WiFi hotspot

An American Airlines flight was delayed after a WiFi hotspot called ‘there is a bomb on the flight’ was discovered (Picture: Getty Images) An American Airlines plane was delayed over a WiFi hotspot mentioning a’bomb’. Flight 2863 was preparing to depart Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas when a man showed a flight attendant something on his tablet, according to passenger Bruce Steen, 63. The flight attendant informed the cockpit and…

American Airlines Flight 2863 from Austin, Texas, to Charlotte, North Carolina, had to be inspected by authorities

Bomb scare on Austin plane causes delays; passenger onboard speaks out

A passenger who was on a flight out of Austin that was delayed by a bomb threat is speaking out. While on board the flight, someone changed their hotspot's Wi-Fi network name on the plane to “I have a bomb."

American Airlines flight delayed over Wi-Fi network name with the word ‘bomb'

A flight was delayed after a suspicious Wi-Fi name containing the word "bomb" was discovered. All passengers were escorted off the plane to be rescreened. The flight took off several hours later after officials determined there was no actual threat. The TSA said it takes bomb threats "very seriously." Full Story Imagine being on a flight, only for it to end up getting delayed for hours over a Wi-Fi network name. That’s what happened last week to…