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American Airlines Flight 1847 Departs Again After ‘RIP’ Text Misread as Threat

Security officials determined the ‘RIP’ message marked a family bereavement rather than a threat, clearing the plane to fly on with 193 passengers.

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Overview

  • Flight 1847 turned back to Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport approximately 30 minutes after takeoff when a passenger interpreted a neighboring traveler’s “RIP” text as a bomb warning.
  • Aerostar security personnel and local law enforcement performed a thorough sweep of the Airbus A319 and interviewed both the reporting and text-receiving passengers.
  • Investigators confirmed the message referred to a relative’s death the day before and judged the alarm unfounded.
  • After about a three-hour ground delay, the aircraft was cleared and departed San Juan at 10 a.m. local time en route to Dallas-Fort Worth with 193 onboard.
  • American Airlines emphasized that safety remains its top priority and issued an apology for the operational disruption caused by the incident.