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United flight forced to turn around because of a Bluetooth speaker name (www.theverge.com)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world
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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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[–] 3 points 5 months ago* (3 children)

I'm not sure what makes you think I was talking about the US in particular. I've never been to the US. Unfortunately, their ludicrous practices have proliferated, probably due to them requiring the same practices at origins of flights headed there.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    I’m not sure what makes you think I was talking about the US in particular.

    So you did not read the link you sent? Which spoke extensively about the theatrical practises of the US TSA.

    Fantastic.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    As I said - most of those theatre practices, while they originated in the US, have now spread far and wide.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    You say you've never been in the US. But i have, and I've flown both inside and internationally in and out of US. And I strongly disagree. European airports are not the same. They do not look the same.

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