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Chilling Text On Passenger’s Phone Forces United Flight To Turn Around After Crew Members Act Swiftly

Chilling Text On Passenger’s Phone Forces United Flight To Turn Around After Crew Members Act Swiftly United Flight 1681, en route to Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, returned to Las Vegas less than 20 minutes after takeoff due to an apparent hijacking threat. The aircraft was reportedly mid-air when 25-year-old passenger Dante Milne allegedly said he was planning to hijack the plane. A flight attendant reportedly spotted the threat and alerted the pilot, who decided to turn the plane around rather than continue to New Jersey. The pilot was heard telling an air traffic controller that the passenger was unaware of their response. All 150 passengers and six crew members were removed from the flight and the flight was delayed overnight due to crew timeout. Milne, who was arrested after the emergency landing, is facing charges carrying a potential sentence of one to 20 years behind bars.

Chilling Text On Passenger’s Phone Forces United Flight To Turn Around After Crew Members Act Swiftly

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25-year-old Dante Milne was arrested shortly after the aircraft made an emergency landing in Las Vegas over an apparent hijacking threat.

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