# Illegal migrant arrested for threatening to bomb United Airlines flight to New Orleans before rushing cockpit

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/illegal-migrant-arrested-for-threatening-to-bomb-united-airlines-flight-to-new-orleans-before-rushing-cockpit/
- Published: 2026-11-11T12:18:04+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T12:35:54+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16283325/illegal-migrant-bomb-united-airlines-new-orleans.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Culture, Travel, World

## Key points

- A passenger allegedly threatened to bomb a flight to New Orleans.
- The crew reported an attempted cockpit breach.
- All 49 passengers and six crew members landed safely.

## Summary

A 34-year-old man was arrested after allegedly threatening to bomb a United Airlines flight bound for New Orleans and trying to reach the cockpit. The aircraft landed safely, and the incident prompted a hijack alert.

Authorities identified the man as Rony Alexander Gomez-Alberto, whom US immigration officials say is from Honduras and had previously been deported twice. The flight left Newark at 9.27pm on Monday and arrived in New Orleans at 11.16pm local time, carrying 49 passengers and six crew. He was booked on charges related to communicating false information about planned arson and terrorising, and is being held without bail.

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