A United Airlines flight was forced to turn back due to the name of a Bluetooth speaker

United Flight 236 from Newark to Palma de Mallorca on Saturday night was forced to do just that turn around Just an hour after take off because Security concerns About Bluetooth signal. numerous Editors He claimed to have been on the plane and reported that the crew repeatedly asked passengers to turn off their Bluetooth technology. According to one poster, the crew issued a one-minute warning, saying two devices were still active.

One Redditor reported that flight attendants made comments like: “This little joke is ruining it for everyone.”

An archived recording from Air Traffic Control (embedded below) confirms that the root of the problem was the name of a discoverable Bluetooth speaker.

“There’s a security detail over there. Someone had a Bluetooth speaker, and they called it a certain four-letter word. So they have to check the entire plane, including the cargo area, and the passengers have to evacuate the plane.”

While the recording does not explicitly confirm Speculation The name of the Bluetooth in question was “bombThis would certainly make sense given the reaction of the crew and security personnel on the ground. It also serves as a friendly reminder that what you think is wrong Smart WiFi Or maybe the Bluetooth name is not that.