United flight to Spain turns back midair after possible security threat A United Airlines flight en route to Spain from Newark Liberty International Airport made an emergency return to Newark due to a potential security threat. The incident was reportedly triggered by a passenger’s Bluetooth device being named a “certain four-letter word.” Passengers were evacuated and re-screened before boarding a replacement flight.

• A United Airlines flight bound for Palma de Mallorca, Spain, returned to Newark Liberty International Airport due to a possible security threat.
• The threat reportedly involved a passenger’s Bluetooth device being named a “certain four-letter word.”
• Passengers were evacuated from the Boeing 767 aircraft and re-screened by TSA and CBP officers.
• This incident marks at least the third major aviation episode involving a United Airlines flight in four weeks.
• A previous incident involved an unruly passenger attempting to breach the cockpit on a flight to Minneapolis.
• Another incident on May 3rd saw a United flight strike a light pole and a delivery truck upon landing at Newark.