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

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Acton-Taylor, L. (2026, November 11). Illegal migrant arrested for threatening to bomb United Airlines flight to New Orleans before rushing cockpit. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16283325/illegal-migrant-bomb-united-airlines-new-orleans.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-11-11 · by Lauren Acton-Taylor

Quick Summary

Rony Alexander Gomez-Alberto, 34, an illegal immigrant from Honduras, was arrested after threatening to detonate a bomb on United Flight 2174 heading to New Orleans. During the flight, he allegedly attempted to storm the cockpit, leading pilots to issue a hijack alert. This incident occurred on Monday night when the plane took off from Newark International Airport and landed safely in New Orleans an hour later. Authorities stated that Gomez-Alberto had been deported twice before returning illegally in 2019 and was arrested again after the flight for attempting to breach the cockpit.
Written by AI on 2026-11-11, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

AI analysis

Story summary

A 34-year-old man was arrested after claiming to have a bomb on a flight bound for New Orleans. According to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office, the incident occurred late in the evening when the man began acting irrationally and informed crew members about the alleged bomb. The plane landed safely at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, and authorities apprehended the suspect without any further incidents.

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Story

Man Arrested for Bomb Threat On Flight
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Daily Mail · 10430 article(s) · 24 correction(s) detected
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Who wrote this

Lauren Acton-Taylor
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Topics

2174 Immigration and Customs Enforcement New Orleans United United Airlines

Subjects

Gomez-Alberto PERSON · 8× DHS ORG · 2× Honduras GPE · 2× ICE ORG · 2× Immigration and Customs Enforcement ORG · 2× New Orleans GPE · 2× Post ORG · 2× Rony Alexander Gomez-Alberto PERSON · 2× United ORG · 2× United Airlines ORG · 2×

Narrative

DHS said Gomez-Alberto returned to the US in 2019 for a third time near California's San Ysidro border town and was arrested again before a judge freed him from ICE custody in January 2020 pending removal proceedings, the outlet reported.
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Claims (16 extracted, 4 hedged)

The man accused of threatening to blow up a United Airlines flight to Louisiana with a bomb before storming the cockpit has been identified. asserted
man → accuse → cockpit
Rony Alexander Gomez-Alberto, 34, was arrested on Monday night after allegedly threatening to blow up United Flight 2174 as it made its way to New Orleans. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced that Gomez-Alberto, an illegal immigrant from Honduras, had allegedly attempted to storm the cockpit, prompting a hijack alert. uncertain
Alberto → arrest → alert
'Americans should NEVER have to face threats like this, especially from an illegal alien who should have been in our country in the first place,' the agency wrote. asserted
agency → have → place
Gomez-Alberto had been removed from the US twice before the incident on Monday, ICE claimed. asserted
ICE → remove → Monday
Officials told the New York Post that he had been deported in September 2011 in Texas and again in October 2014 in New Mexico. asserted
he → tell → Mexico
DHS said Gomez-Alberto returned to the US in 2019 for a third time near California's San Ysidro border town and was arrested again before a judge freed him from ICE custody in January 2020 pending removal proceedings, the outlet reported. asserted
outlet → say → proceedings
He had previously been accused of making a felony bomb threat, felony threat- terroristic state offenses and disorderly conduct, DHS told the Post. asserted
DHS → accuse → Post
Rony Alexander Gomez-Alberto, 34, was arrested on Monday night after allegedly threatening to blow up United Flight 2174 as it made its way to New Orleans US Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced that Gomez-Alberto, an illegal immigrant from Honduras, allegedly attempted to storm the cockpit, prompting a hijack alert Flight UA2174 took off from Newark International Airport at 9.27pm EST on Monday and touched down at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport at 11.16pm CST. But, during the flight, pilots called a 7500 alert which specified that there was a Level 4 alert onboard, meaning there was an attempt or actual breach of the cockpit, according to aviation content creator Aaron Rheins. uncertain
which → arrest → Rheins
Gomez-Alberto, who was said to speak 'no English,' allegedly announced that he had a bomb in a backpack mid-flight, which prompted the alert, according to Air Traffic Control audio reviewed by Rheins. uncertain
which → say → Rheins
Air traffic control audio revealed that the disruptive passenger 'changed into all black before he started trying to reach the cockpit. asserted
he → reveal → cockpit
After the terrifying alert, he was put in the back of the aircraft and seated with crew before the flight safely landed. asserted
flight → put → crew
United Airlines confirmed the incident with the Daily Mail, stating that 'law enforcement met the aircraft upon arrival. asserted
enforcement → confirm → arrival
' The passenger was arrested following the incident, a spokesperson with the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office told the Daily Mail on Tuesday. asserted
spokesperson → arrest → Tuesday
All the other passengers were safely deplaned and transported to the terminal, the agency said. asserted
agency → deplane → terminal
Gomez-Alberto, who was said to speak 'no English,' allegedly announced that he had a bomb in a backpack mid-flight, which prompted the alert The man, later identified as Gomez-Alberto, was arrested without incident and has been booked in the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center for communicating false information of planned arson and terrorizing, the department stated. Gomez-Alberto is being held without bail at the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center, authorities told the Post. uncertain
authorities → say → Post
There were 49 passengers and six crew members on board the Boeing 737 MAX 9, an airline spokesperson said. asserted
spokesperson → be → MAX
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