American Airlines flight delayed due to a Wi-Fi hotspot named with 'bomb', causing a bomb scare and extensive security checks.

The flight attendants of a passenger jet that collided with an Army helicopter near Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. Wednesday were based out of Charlotte, an Association of Flight Attendants spokesperson confirmed to Axios.

An American Airlines flight was delayed following an alert of suspicious activity on board, after a passenger's Wi-Fi hotspot name mentioned a bomb.