United Flight Turned Around After Passenger Allegedly Said He'd 'Hijack' Plane
A United Airlines flight to Newark was diverted back to Las Vegas shortly after takeoff Saturday after a passenger wrote that he was going to “hijack” the plane. A 25-year-old passenger has been arrested in Las Vegas for allegedly writing a threatening message midair that he was planning to hijack a United flight, causing the flight to be diverted back to Las Vegas shortly after takeoff. The man, who allegedly used an expletive, was arrested on charges of making a threat or providing false information regarding an act of terrorism, which carries a potential sentence of 1 to 20 years in prison. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the incident and has reported over 1,400 unruly passenger incidents so far in 2026.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — An airplane passenger was arrested for allegedly writing a message while midair that he was going to “hijack” the plane, forcing the United flight to be diverted back to Las Vegas sho... [1510 symbols]
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