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United flight forced to turn around because of a Bluetooth speaker name
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TL;DR
- United flight UA236 from Newark to Palma de Mallorca returned to Newark shortly after takeoff.
- The diversion was caused by security concerns related to a Bluetooth speaker's name.
- The flight crew repeatedly asked passengers to turn off Bluetooth devices.
- Air traffic control recordings confirmed the issue was the name of a discoverable Bluetooth speaker.
- The incident necessitated a full aircraft inspection and passenger evacuation.