India, April 18 -- A United Airlines has had to implement a sudden change in its flight path following a reported "bomb scare."

The United Airlines flight UAL2092, which was traveling from Chicago to New York today (April 18), was rerouted to Pittsburgh in the morning local time.

Reports state that the aircraft a 7700 squawk code - a four-digit identifier utilized to indicate an in-flight emergency - shortly after attaining cruising altitude, The Mirror reported. The issuance of the 7700 alert typically results in aircraft being directed to a secluded area where passengers can disembark and the plane can be thoroughly inspected.

Flight radar tracking shared on X said that the jet altered its course mid-air due to a perceived threat. Th...