Sean Gallup/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A Lufthansa flight from Texas to Germany was diverted after a threat was phoned in, officials said.
Flight 441, en route from Houston to Frankfurt, was sent to JFK Airport in New York after a threat was received by phone, the Port Authority said.
The plane was taken to a remote area of the airport and passengers were in the process of getting off the plane.
The aircraft was set to be searched.
Authorities checking threat to Lufthansa plane at JFK Airport. No other flights or terminals impacted.
— Port Authority NY&NJ (@PANYNJ) December 13, 2016
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