United Airlines flight 236, which was traveling from Newark to Palma de Mallorca, returned to Newark approximately one hour after takeoff on Saturday night. The flight was turned around due to security concerns related to a Bluetooth signal. Passengers reported that the crew requested multiple times for them to turn off their Bluetooth devices. According to one passenger, the crew issued a warning stating that two devices remained active. An archived recording from Air Traffic Control indicates that the issue stemmed from the name of a Bluetooth speaker.
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United Flight 236 Returns to Newark Due to Bluetooth Speaker Name
United flight 236 was forced to return to Newark shortly after takeoff due to security concerns involving a Bluetooth speaker. Passengers were asked to turn off their Bluetooth devices, as the name of one device raised alarms.
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