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A Bluetooth speaker named “BOMB” ruined everyone’s flight to Mallorca

Jason Weisberger
May 31, 2026
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A United 767. Karolis Kavolelis / Shutterstock

United flight UA236 was supposed to take passengers from Newark to Mallorca. Instead, it became a lesson in why teenage comedy and aviation security should never share a cabin.

It turns out that an eagle-eyed passenger had seen a Bluetooth device listed with the name ‘BOMB’ and alerted the flight attendants. …

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