Dubai-bound plane halted at JFK

US authorities have stopped an Emirates airline flight destined for Dubai on a taxiway at New York's JFK airport with a passenger…

US authorities have stopped an Emirates airline flight destined for Dubai on a taxiway at New York's JFK airport with a passenger on the "no fly" list on board, local media said today.

Department of Homeland Security vehicles were nearby and the flight tower was notified that the aircraft was returning to the gate, according to Breaking News Network, a news service that monitors police scanners.

A spokeswoman for the Federal Aviation Administration confirmed Emirates Airlines flight 204 was stopped at JFK.

The incident came days after a failed bomb attack on New York's Times Square that has heightened security concerns in America's most populous city.

Reuters