Bluetooth names are a nightmare, as the 190 passengers on the plane flying to Palma de Mallorca from Newark Airport in New Jersey found out on Saturday, when they had to return to their origin because of the name one of them had chosen for their mobile device. The culprit is a 16-year-old boy, who now faces legal consequences for his prank, according to some passengers who spoke to various media outlets.
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The United Airlines flight departed from Newark International Airport, very close to New York, at 17:58 (local time, six hours ahead in mainland Spain and two hours behind in central Mexico), but had to turn back and landed at the same place it had taken off from at 21:37. In addition to the 190 passengers, there were 12 crew members on board.
After discovering that there was a Bluetooth device named bomb on the Boeing 767, security officials decided it was necessary to inspect the plane, including the cargo hold area. According to a passenger who posted on social media, despite the crew repeatedly asking passengers to turn off all their Bluetooth devices, two devices remained on. “They said someone had done something with the Bluetooth that endangered the flight’s safety,” a passenger told the specialized media AirLive, as reported by the Efe agency. The pilot decided to return to Newark after contacting the airline’s headquarters in Chicago.
According to an audio recording of the conversation between the pilots and air traffic control, the threat was caused by a device named with “a certain four-letter word.” Some passengers explained to aviation-specialized media that it was BOMB.
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The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) stated in a press release that United Airlines flight 236 had to return to Newark International Airport on Saturday “after the crew reported a problem among the passengers.” The FAA has recorded about 640 incidents this year on U.S. planes related to passengers.
After landing in Newark, passengers were evacuated with their passports and phones while security personnel inspected the aircraft. The flight resumed the next day with a new crew, taking off on Sunday morning.
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