United flight returns to airport after passenger spotted texting about hijacking aircraft
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How it spread - 10 original reports
Mon, 26 October 2026
4 reports- Google News - Top Stories19:54
United flight returns to airport after passenger spotted texting about hijacking aircraft The Jerusalem Post See more headlines & perspectives on Google News
- nbcconnecticut.com20:55first to report
- Google News - Top Stories21:00
United flight turned around after report of passenger making a terroristic threat The Seattle Times See more headlines & perspectives on Google News
- Google News - Top Stories23:49
'Crash ur row only': United flight turned around after passenger allegedly said he'd 'hijack' plane SFGATE See more headlines & perspectives on Google News
Tue, 27 October 2026
4 reports- wlec.com00:00
Police say a United Airlines flight heading to Newark, New Jersey, returned to Las Vegas shortly after takeoff due to a report that a passenger had made a terroristic threat
- Google News - Top Stories00:02
Las Vegas police say man accused of making terroristic threats on plane Las Vegas Review-Journal United flight turned around after report of passenger making a terroristic threat NBC New York Video Emergency landing after hijack scare on plane ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos Major airline delays 150 passengers overnight following serious in-flight threat Fox News 'Crash ur row only': United flight turned around after passenger allegedly said he'd 'hijack' plane AP News
- Novinky (Czechia)06:45
Letadlo společnosti United Airlines se o víkendu muselo vrátit na letiště v Las Vegas poté, co letuška na mobilním telefonu jednoho z cestujících viděla zprávu, že unese letadlo. Informoval o tom deník The New York Post, podle něhož muže zadržela policie. Úřady jej obvinily z trestného činu vyhrožování a šíření nepravdivých informací týkajících se teroristického činu.
- nypost.com22:03
Wed, 28 October 2026
1 report- Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italy)15:06
Un sms scritto forse per scherzo, o forse da qualcuno che aveva alzato il gomito: è finita così, con un aereo costretto a tornare indietro e un uomo in manette, la serata di sabato 24 ottobre per i 156 tra passeggeri ed equipaggio del volo United 1681, diretto a Newark. Il Boeing 737 era decollato […] L'articolo “Ho bevuto birra e shot al bar dell’aeroporto, poi volevo solo dormire”: il passeggero del messaggio sul dirottamento si racconta alla polizia proviene da Il Fatto Quotidiano .
Fri, 30 October 2026
1 report- dailymail.com19:47
A WestJet plane was being towed from a gate at a Toronto airport on Tuesday when it accidentally clipped the front driver's side corner of a catering truck.