Careless passenger causes international flight to make U-turn after using four-letter word to name his Bluetooth device

Published: 01:46, 1 June 2026 | Updated: 01:59, 1 June 2026 An international flight was forced to turn around on Saturday night over a passenger's Bluetooth device. The United Airlines flight to Spain took off from Newark Liberty International Airport at around 6pm, but landed back at the airport at roughly 9.30pm, after security was flagged to inspect a suspicious Bluetooth device named 'bomb,' the New York Post reports.  But the device wound up just being a 16 year old's Fitbit. Passengers had already been directed to turn off their devices, but the alarming name continued to show that it was online, according to Jordan Moore, a passenger on board the aircraft who shared her experience on TikTok. 'This network was discovered by a passenger during takeoff, and flight staff was immediately notified,' she wrote. Still, the device remained online even after crew members' second request to turn Bluetooth off on all devices.  Amid the scare, passengers were forced to evacuate while Port Authority police swept the aircraft. Transportation Security Administration and Customs and Border Patrol officers then re-screened all of the passengers before they were able to board again.  A United Airlines flight bound for Spain was forced to turn around on Saturday after a teenage passenger named his Fitbit 'bomb' and it appeared available on Bluetooth devices 'United Flight 236 from Newark to Palma de Mallorca, Spain returned to Newark to address a potential security concern,' a United spokesperson said. 'The flight continued on to Palma de Mallorca with a new crew.' The unidentified teenage passenger has not been hit with any local charges in connection with the incident, but the FBI is now investigating, according to the Post.  This is a breaking news story and will be updated.  No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.