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United flight 236 from Newark to Palma de Mallorca on Saturday night was forced to turn around<\/a> just an hour after takeoff due to security concerns<\/a> around a Bluetooth signal. Multiple<\/a> Redditors<\/a> claimed to be on the flight and reported that the crew repeatedly requested passengers to turn off their Bluetooth. According to one poster, the crew issued a one-minute warning, saying that two devices were still active.<\/p>\n

One Redditor reported flight attendants making comments like, \u201cThis little joke is ruining it for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n

An archived recording from Air Traffic Control (embedded below) confirms that the root of the issue was the name of a discoverable Bluetooth speaker.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a security detail out there. Someone had a Bluetooth speaker, and they named it a certain four-letter word. So they have to inspect the whole aircraft, including the cargo area, and the passengers have to evacuate.\u201d<\/p>\n

While the recording does not explicitly confirm the speculation<\/a> that the Bluetooth name in question was \u201cbomb<\/a>,\u201d it would certainly make sense given the response from the crew and security personnel on the ground. It also serves as a friendly reminder that what you think is a clever WiFi<\/a> or Bluetooth name probably isn\u2019t.<\/p>\n

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