Migrant threatened to hijack plane with a bomb: the recordings that reveal the moments of terror

New cockpit recordings reveal the dramatic moments aboard United Airlines Flight 2174 after a passenger threatened to hijack the plane and claimed he had a bomb in his bag. The suspect, an illegal immigrant from Honduras who had been deported from the US twice, was arrested after landing without injuries.

New cockpit recordings reveal the dramatic moments aboard United Airlines Flight 2174 after a passenger threatened to hijack the plane and claimed he had a bomb in his bag. The incident occurred last Monday on a flight from Newark to New Orleans. The suspect, Rony Gomez-Alberto, 34, from Honduras, was arrested after landing without injuries. According to the US Department of Homeland Security, he is an illegal immigrant who had been deported from the United States twice before but managed to re-enter through California. In the recordings, emergency crews are heard coordinating their actions as the suspect broke through the rear door and changed into black clothes before attempting to advance toward the cockpit. The pilots remained locked in the cockpit, and the flight attendants were evacuated from the plane. The suspect was arrested without resistance.