Newark-bound Flight Diverts After Passenger Names Bluetooth Device 'Bomb'
TL;DR
A Newark-bound flight to Spain diverted and returned to Newark about an hour after takeoff after a passenger named a Bluetooth device “Bomb,” prompting security actions and an arrest effort; crew urged passengers to power off devices as the plane landed back at the airport.
- Newark flight returns to airport after passenger names Bluetooth device 'Bomb' ABC7 New York
- United Airlines flight to Spain returns to U.S. after Bluetooth device is labeled a "certain four-letter word" CBS News
- Flight returns over apparent passenger joke The Hill
- United flight to Spain turns back midair after possible security threat The Guardian
- United Airlines flight to Spain turns back to US because of Bluetooth device name WXII
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