India, June 1 -- A United Airlines Holdings, Inc (UAL) flight headed for Palma de Mallorca had to turn back to Newark Liberty International Airport on Saturday evening after a passenger allegedly renamed a Bluetooth device, making it sound like there was a bomb threat, which led to a security response.
Flight 236, a Boeing 767 with 190 passengers and 12 crew members, took off from Newark around 6 p.m., but about an hour into the trip, it turned back.
Air traffic control indicated that authorities called for a complete inspection of the plane, including its cargo hold, after noticing the suspicious device name.
Passengers mentioned that flight attendants repeatedly told everyone to turn off their Bluetooth devices, but two of them stayed ...