US EditionPublished • loading... • Updated
United flight forced to make emergency landing in St Louis after passenger made bomb threat, report says
The Boeing 737-700 with 119 passengers was delayed over five hours while bomb squads found no explosives and the suspect was arrested, authorities said.
- On Sunday, Nov. 16, United Airlines Flight 380 diverted to St. Louis Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, landing around 8:39 a.m. to address a potential safety concern.
- An unidentified male passenger allegedly said there was a bomb in his wife's luggage, prompting the diversion; this is the second bomb threat on a United flight in roughly two weeks, following the November 4 incident.
- Passengers were evacuated to the concourse and waited while bomb and arson teams plus K‑9 units searched the plane for more than two hours and found nothing.
- Authorities arrested an unidentified male passenger and the Federal Bureau of Investigation joined local investigators; airport officials said no passengers were injured and the flight later continued.
- Broader aviation trends show repeated onboard threats and stressed staffing, as a number of similar incidents in recent months exposed Federal Aviation Administration flight cuts and air traffic controller pressures at major U.S. airports.
Insights by Ground AI
35 Articles
35 Articles
A United Airlines flight was diverted before making an emergency landing in Missouri after a passenger joke.
·Montreal, Canada
Read Full Article
Coverage Details
Total News Sources35
Leaning Left8Leaning Right6Center9Last UpdatedBias Distribution39% Center
Bias Distribution
- 39% of the sources are Center
39% Center
L 35%
C 39%
R 26%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
