A United Airlines flight bound for Spain was forced to make a mid-air U-turn over the weekend after the discovery of a suspiciously named Bluetooth device sparked a major security scare. Flight tracking data reveals that the plane, which departed from Newark, New Jersey, for a scheduled eight-hour journey to Palma de Mallorca, instead returned and touched down right back where it started after spending nearly four and a half hours in the air.

The flight to Palma de Mallorca diverted back to Newark late on Saturday. Air traffic audio and social media posts indicate an onboard Bluetooth device raised security concerns.

A United Airlines flight from Newark to Spain turned around midflight Saturday due to a possible security threat.

A United Airlines flight from Newark to Spain turned around midflight Saturday due to a possible security threat

Security came to inspect the aircraft after someone named their Bluetooth device a “certain four-letter word.”

A ‘certain four-letter word’ sparked a security incident.

A United Airlines flight to Spain returned to Newark after a possible security threat. The flight turned around mid-air. This was due to a Bluetooth device being named a…

According to Newark air traffic control audio, security inspected the plane after someone named a Bluetooth device a ‘certain 4-letter word’.

La tripulación realizó un aterrizaje de emergencia después de detectar un nombre sospechoso en un aparato inalámbrico, lo que obligó a evacuar la aeronave y a repetir los…

Un avi�n de United Airlines que cubr�a la ruta entre Newark (Nueva Jersey) y Palma de Mallorca (Espa�a) tuvo que regresar poco despu�s de iniciar el vuelo por un dispositivo...

El aeronave de United Airlines estaba cubriendo la ruta entre Newark (Nueva Jersey) y Palma de Mallorca

Tras aterrizar en Newark, los pasajeros fueron evacuados con sus pasaportes y sus teléfonos mientras el personal de seguridad inspeccionaba la aeronave

La aeronave volvió a origen por una alerta de seguridad causada por un aparato renombrado “BOMB” vía conexión inalámbrica; tras el aterrizaje fue inspeccionada y detuvieron a un…

Un avión que cubría la ruta entre Newark (EE.UU.) y Palma de Mallorca (España), tuvo que regresar poco después de iniciar el vuelo por un dispositivo Bluetooth al que un pasajero…

Security came to inspect aircraft in Newark after report of Bluetooth device with a ‘certain four-letter word’

The incident reportedly stemmed from a passenger naming their Bluetooth device a ‘certain four-letter word’

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or…

An international flight was forced to turn around on Saturday night after over a passenger's Bluetooth device.

A United Airlines from to Mallorca, Spain, was forced to make a diversion due to a security alert

A United Airlines flight from Newark to Spain was forced to turn back midair on Saturday after reports of a Bluetooth device with a suspicious four-letter word.

Een Amerikaans passagiersvliegtuig dat richting Spanje vloog is zaterdag omgekeerd na een mogelijke veiligheidsdreiging. Een bluetoothapparaat aan boord had een dreigende naam.…