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- pulse_of_truth@infosec.pub
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- pulse_of_truth@infosec.pub
cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/47299437
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, […]



Its a transatlantic flight, new york origin is probably still the closest airport that can handle the larger plane.
Boston Logan and Bangor should have both been able to handle the flight and are closer. In fact, Bangor has a massive runway and is the defacto airport for flights that need to divert from transatlantic international routes.