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United flight forced to turn around because of a Bluetooth speaker name
United flight 236 from Newark to Palma de Mallorca on Saturday night was forced to turn around just an hour after takeoff due to security concerns around a Bluetooth signal. Multiple Redditors claimed to be on the flight and reported that the crew repeatedly requested passengers to turn off their Bl...
An hour in flight UA236 returned to Newark. | Screenshot: The Verge
United flight 236 from Newark to Palma de Mallorca on Saturday night was forced to turn around just an hour after takeoff due to security concerns around a Bluetooth signal. MultipleRedditors 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.
One Redditor reported flight attendants making comments like, "This little joke is ruining it for everyone."
An archived recording from Air Traffic Control (embedded below) confirms that the root of the issue was the name of a disc …
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