United Flight Turns Around After Someone Names Bluetooth Device "BOMB"

So immature, but somehow still hilarious.

That's okay, I didn't want to see Medieval Barcelona, the Royal Palace of Madrid, or even Mezquita Cathedral de Cordoba; I just wanted to head back to New Jersey because some kid named his Bluetooth device "BOMB." 🙄

United Airlines Flight 236 from Newark to Palma de Mallorca, Spain, was cruising over the Atlantic on Saturday when someone spotted an active Bluetooth network boldly broadcasting the name "BOMB."

Apparently, everyone was told to turn off their Bluetooth devices during the flight, but this one remained on. Noticing that it said "BOMB," they turned the plane back to Newark out of precaution for a "potential security concern."

The crew was sure this was a joke, but you can't exactly roll the dice on "hey, maybe it's a teenager with a sick sense of humor" when you've got an airplane with 200 people onboard.

Here was the captain:

From People:

Jordan Moore, a passenger on board the aircraft during the incident who shared her experience on TikTok, claimed the ordeal began when a fellow passenger noticed that there was an active Bluetooth network labeled as "BOMB" on the plane — despite the fact that passengers had been told to turn off Bluetooth networks during the flight.

'This network was discovered by a passenger during takeoff, and flight staff was notified immediately,' Moore wrote in her social media post.

She claimed that the network remained active even after the airline staff's second request to turn Bluetooth off on all devices.

Moore said 'the situation was escalated up the chain of command,' and the call was eventually made to turn the flight around.

The plane eventually continued on with a fresh crew after everyone got re-screened. No actual bomb. No arrest reported for the Bluetooth joker (yet).

Just a modern air travel experience where a four-letter word in a device name grounds international aviation.

Hope the tourists managed to catch their tour of the cathedral!