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United flight declares emergency over Bluetooth broadcast, passengers say

Rob Beschizza
May 31, 2026
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A United 767. Karolis Kavolelis / Shutterstock

A United Airlines flight to Spain returned to Newark on Saturday and made an emergency landing there, with passengers reporting on Reddit that it turned back after cabin crew told everyone aboard to disable Bluetooth on their devices. Though the report is unverified, flight data confirms that Flight 236 decl…

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