General · 1 June 2026
Bluetooth device named bomb forces United flight back to Newark
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A United Airlines flight to Spain turned back to Newark on Saturday night after a passenger on board named their Bluetooth device with the word "bomb". Flight UA236, carrying 190 passengers and 12 crew on a Boeing 767, returned about 90 minutes into the journey to Palma de Mallorca. Port Authority police swept the aircraft and passengers were rescreened by TSA and Customs before a replacement crew flew the route on Sunday morning.
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