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Bluetooth name forces plane to take U-turn to US, 16-year-old behind goof-up
short by Ashley Paul / on Monday, 1 June, 2026
A Bluetooth device's name forced a Spain-bound United Airlines flight to take a U-turn towards Newark airport, reports said. This happened after the name 'bomb' popped up on the list of available Bluetooth devices, and didn't disappear despite passengers being asked to switch off their Bluetooth devices. It was later determined that a 16-year-old kid had named his smartwatch 'bomb'.
read more at Financial Express