United Airlines Flight Issues Hijacking Alert After Passenger Claims to Have Bomb and Attempts to Enter Cockpit
The passenger allegedly claimed he had a bomb and tried to reach the cockpit, prompting a hijack alert before the flight landed safely.
- On Monday, Flight UA2174 departed Newark International Airport for New Orleans when pilots transmitted a 7500 squawk code after a passenger announced he had a bomb and attempted to breach the cockpit.
- Flight attendants de-escalated the situation by convincing the disruptive passenger to move to the rear of the aircraft, allowing the Boeing 737 MAX 9 to land safely in New Orleans without incident.
- Aviation content creator Aaron Rheins confirmed the flight triggered a Level 4 alert indicating a cockpit breach attempt, with Air Traffic Control audio revealing the passenger "spoke nearly no English" while claiming to possess a bomb.
- United Airlines confirmed that "law enforcement met the aircraft upon arrival" in New Orleans, where the passenger was arrested and booked into the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center.
- The suspect faces charges of communicating false information of planned arson and terrorizing, and is currently held without bond by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff pending legal proceedings.
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US passenger arrested after allegedly threatening to bomb, hijack flight
A United Airlines passenger has been arrested after allegedly threatening to detonate a bomb and attempting to force his way into the cockpit of a flight travelling from Newark, New Jersey, to New Orleans, Louisiana. The suspect, identified as 34-year-old Rony Gomez Alberto, was taken into custody after the aircraft landed safely at Louis Armstrong […] US passenger arrested after allegedly threatening to bomb, hijack flight
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A passenger, Rony Gomez Alberto, has been arrested after allegedly claiming to have a bomb and attempting to storm the cockpit of a United Airlines flight. Read More: https://punchng.com/passenger-arrested-over-bomb-threat-on-us-flight/
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.
ICE issues detainer for Honduran who allegedly tried to storm cockpit midflight
Immigration and Customs Enforcement lodged a detainer for a Honduran national who allegedly tried to storm the cockpit on a United Airlines flight late Monday. Rony Alexander Gomez-Alberto, 34, was arrested after he allegedly threatened to blow up the airplane midflight with a bomb he claimed to have in his possession. The passenger jet was […]
DHS Says Twice-Deported Illegal Alien Tried to Storm United Cockpit
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Tuesday that the man accused of storming the cockpit of a Newark-to-New Orleans United Airlines flight while claiming to have a bomb is a twice-deported illegal alien from Honduras, according to a statement provided to Fox News.
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