United flight to Spain turns back midair after possible security threat
Security came to inspect aircraft in Newark after report of Bluetooth device with a ‘certain four-letter word’
A https://www.theguardian.com/business/united-airlines">United Airlines plane bound for https://www.theguardian.com/world/spain">Spain from Newark Liberty international airport turned around mid-flight on Saturday due to a possible security threat.
That came one day after another United Airlines flight bound for Minneapolis from Chicago was https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/30/chicago-minneapolis-united-airlines-flight-diverted-attempted-cockpit-breach">diverted to Madison, Wisconsin, on Friday because an unruly passenger evidently tried to breach the cockpit.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/31/united-airlines-flight-turns-around-spain-newark-security">Continue reading...United Flight Returns Due to Threat
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