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US flight forced to turn around midair after crew member spotted worrying text on passenger’s phone
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Log in Text on plane passenger's phone sparks mid-air panic and flight diversion - United Airlines Flight 1681 bound for Newark, New Jersey, was forced to return to Las Vegas after a flight attendant reportedly spotted an alarming text message on a passenger’s phone. - “The flight attendant saw him
"The flight attendant saw him texting that he was going to hijack the aircraft," the pilot was heard saying in an audio recording obtained by ATC.com.
A representative for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department told PEOPLE that a 25-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of making threats or conveying false information concerning acts of terrorism.
Advert "They called me, we went into lockdown, and we returned to Vegas," he continued.
The passengers onboard United Flight 1681 were put on a later flight the next day and have since landed in Newark.
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