United Airlines Flight Issues Hijacking Alert After Passenger Claims to Have Bomb and Attempts to Enter Cockpit
The passenger was arrested without incident after crew restrained him and 49 passengers and six crew members landed safely, officials said.
- On Monday, United Flight UA2174 transmitted a 7500 hijacking alert while traveling from Newark International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport after a passenger attempted to breach the cockpit.
- According to Air Traffic Control audio reviewed by aviation content creator Aaron Rheins, a 34-year-old male passenger who 'spoke nearly no English' announced he had a bomb, triggering a Level 4 alert indicating an attempted cockpit breach.
- Flight attendants moved the disruptive passenger to the rear of the Boeing 737 MAX 9, maintaining control until the aircraft landed safely in Louisiana on Monday evening with 49 passengers and six crew members aboard.
- Law enforcement met the aircraft upon arrival in New Orleans and arrested the passenger, who was booked Tuesday into the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center on charges including communicating false information and terrorizing.
- This incident follows an October arrest involving passenger Dante Milne, who was detained after sending a text message threatening to hijack United flight UA1681 while on board, highlighting recurring aviation security concerns.
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On Wednesday, the United States authorities arrested a man who claimed to be carrying a bomb on board a plane belonging to United Airlines, which was headed to New Orleans, Louisiana.
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