United flight 236 from Newark to Palma de Mallorca on Saturday night was forced to turn around just an hour after takeoff due to security concerns around a Bluetooth signal. Multiple Redditors claimed to be on the flight and reported that the crew repeatedly requested passengers to turn off their Bluetooth. According to one poster, […]

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[–] 9 points 5 months ago

Because the pilot told them they would turn this flight around!

Also, maybe clearance wasn't possible on closer airports?

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