United Flight Turns Around Mid-Flight After Threatening Bluetooth Name Alarms Crew
The flight carried 190 passengers and was delayed until the following morning after crew saw a Bluetooth name linked to a bomb threat.
- A United Airlines flight to Spain with 190 passengers returned to Newark Liberty International Airport after three-and-a-half hours when crew discovered a Bluetooth device labeled 'Bomb' aboard the aircraft.
- The disruption originated when a 16-year-old labeled their Fitbit device 'Bomb,' causing the wireless name to appear on nearby passenger devices during flight.
- Pilot audio shared on TikTok revealed the concern, with the pilot calling the passenger's actions 'not so funny' and stating the situation would compromise flight safety.
- Federal law classifies a 'bomb hoax' regarding attempts to 'destroy, damage, or disable' an aircraft as a felony, carrying maximum penalties of $5,000 or five years imprisonment.
- Although the 16-year-old has not been charged yet, the FBI is investigating the incident as such security threats trigger expensive emergency protocols requiring aircraft to land immediately.
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A United Airlines flight from Newark to Palma de Mallorca must return after take-off. The trigger is an incident with a Bluetooth device on board.
A United Airlines flight departing from Newark, New Jersey, and heading to Palma de Mallorca, Spain, was forced to return to the airport of origin due to a Bluetooth speaker that raised suspicions on board. To trigger the alarm was a passenger who, by consulting the list of devices detected by his smartphone, identified a connection called "Bomb." The discovery immediately alerted the crew, who promptly decided to stop the flight and return the …
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