A bomb threat onboard an American Airlines flight forced a pilot to make an emergency diversion on Wednesday.
The fight from Newark, New Jersey was on its way to Dallas-Fort Worth in Texas Wednesday morning when it diverted to Pittsburgh International Airport in Pennsylvania due to ‘possible security issue’ after a flight attendant found a bomb threat on the bathroom door, WPXI reports.
It was barely legible, scrawled in pink ink, but the flight attendant was able to see it said, ‘there’s a bomb onboard.’
The pilot was then notified of the threat and made the decision to detour to Pennsylvania, officials say.
An American Airlines flight from Newark, New Jersey to Dallas-Fort Worth in Texas was diverted to Pittsburgh International Airport Wednesday morning
A flight attendant noticed a bomb threat, written in pink ink, on the bathroom door
The last two passengers to use the bathroom were questioned by the FBI upon landing,
Officials and a K-9 unit also searched the plane for a pink pen – but could not find anything.
As of Wednesday evening, there are no suspects in custody and no indication of when the note was written on the bathroom door.