A plane travelling from New York to Israel was intercepted by Swiss and French fighter jets after the pilots received an anonymous tip about a bomb inside its kitchen.

According to AirLive.net, two F-18 fighter jets had to escort the aircraft as it flew over Switzerland on route to Tel Aviv.

2 The flight path of the commercial airline

2 File picture of EL Al Boeing 747-400 Credit: Getty Images

A spokesperson for the U.S Foreign Ministry said authorities has received an "anonymous tip about a bomb inside an airplane kitchenette."

The El Al Boeing 747-400 has now landed safely at Ben Gurion airport in the Israeli city.

Vladi Barrosa, spokesman for the Swiss government-run air navigation service Skyguide, said the plane left Swiss airspace into Austrian airspace.

In Israel, El Al spokeswoman Dana Hermann said “an anonymous tip" was received although the nature of the threat is not yet clear.

The incident caused concern among locals in German-speaking Switzerland after two sonic booms echoed after two Swiss F/A-18 aircraft were deployed for the escort.

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Barrosa said French military jets had also escorted the flight prior to its entry into Swiss airspace, but did not have further details.

Following the threat, the commercial airline landed safely in Tel Aviv at around 12:37pm local time.

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