American Airlines flight delayed by suspected bomb threat

An American Airlines flight was delayed last week after the crew alerted authorities about suspicious activity on the plane “regarding the name of a WiFi hotspot involving the word ‘bomb.’”

American Airlines Flight 2863 was scheduled to travel from Austin, Texas, to Charlotte, North Carolina, with a planned departure time of 1:42 p.m.

Bruce Steen, 63 years old, of Charlotte, North Carolina, was one of the passengers aboard the flight amid the incident at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.

Steen told ABC News that he was traveling home from a meeting in Austin on Feb. 7 when the incident occurred.

He said that he was seated toward the front of the plane and saw a young man walking up to a flight attendant with a tablet to show her something. The flight attendant immediately called the cockpit, Sheen said, and soon the pilot announced that the flight would be returning to the gate due to an “administrative issue.”

In the meantime, the crew had reported the incident to the Austin Police Department and the Department of Aviation.

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