Alitalia jet lands safely in Maine

An Alitalia jet en route from Milan to Boston, diverted to Maine today because the name of a passenger on board matched that of a person on the US government’s no-fly list, has landed safely.

Flight 618 landed shortly before 1pm (6pm Irish time) after Canadian and US fighter jets escorted the Boeing 767 to Bangor, where it was met by federal agents. It had been due to arrive in Boston about the same time.