DHS: Honduran immigrant living in Bronx accused of bomb threat on Newark flight

Rony Alexander Gomez-Alberto, 34, a Honduran immigrant living in the Bronx, was arrested after allegedly claiming there was a bomb aboard a United Airlines flight traveling from Newark Liberty International Airport to New Orleans. The incident centers on a threat made on a United Airlines aircraft in flight, with law enforcement taking action in connection with the claim.

According to the reporting, the United Airlines flight in question was operating from Newark to New Orleans when the threat was made. Authorities say the accusation prompted a security response, culminating in the arrest of Gomez-Alberto in connection with the alleged threat. The specific aircraft involved and the flight number are not detailed in the supplied material.

The incident prompted a law-enforcement and aviation-security response, with authorities taking the threat seriously and initiating procedures to ensure passenger safety. The available material notes the involvement of law enforcement following the threat but does not specify the exact agencies, the timing of the arrest in relation to the flight, or any immediate disruption to the flight’s schedule beyond the initial response.

The supplied material does not indicate any reported injuries or fatalities arising from this incident. It also does not provide details on any searches, evacuations, or terminal closures tied to the Newark-to-New Orleans flight, nor does it describe the status of the flight after the investigation concluded.

Several outlets in the supplied material discuss a separate Ontario International Airport incident involving a Frontier Airlines flight, where a passenger overheard a FaceTime conversation containing terms associated with bombs. Those reports describe an evacuation of the aircraft and portions of Terminal 2’s east wing, followed by a security sweep and the eventual all-clear, with no explosive device found and no crime committed. This Ontario incident is unrelated to the Newark-New Orleans flight and the New York Bronx resident arrest described above, and the sources emphasize they are distinct events.

Multiple outlets converge on the core: a bomb-threat claim connected to a United Airlines flight, with the arrest of the individual identified as Gomez-Alberto and the flight operating from Newark to New Orleans. The material notes the involvement of law enforcement and a security-response framework but does not provide precise details about the investigation’s timelines, the flight’s status, or whether the aircraft landed or diverted. Where sources diverge or provide only partial alignment, this report adheres to the information explicitly stated: the Newark-to-New Orleans flight and the arrest tied to the claimed threat, with no corroborated information about injuries, terminal evacuations, or flight disruptions beyond the claim and investigation.

In summary, the documented event involves a Honduran immigrant living in the Bronx, Rony Alexander Gomez-Alberto, 34, who was arrested after allegedly claiming a bomb was aboard a United Airlines flight en route from Newark Liberty to New Orleans. The available material attributes the threat to that flight and reports an arrest in connection with the claim, but it does not provide further corroboration on flight status, special procedures at Newark or any subsequent landing details, or any injuries or casualties. The Ontario International Airport incident involving a Frontier Airlines flight is acknowledged in the supplied material but is described as unrelated to the Newark-to-New Orleans case.