United Airlines 767 returns to Newark after Bluetooth name sparks alert

Post by thrownthatway » Sun, May 31, 2026, 6:45 PM UTC

bruce511 wrote: post #109

bdcravens wrote: post #100

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Or going into the baggage claim area with a bag containing an explosive device, then acting like they grabbed the wrong bag and putting it back on the carousel, and then leaving.

As an aside, this is something I've only seen in the US. At least in my country the domestic baggage claim area is not accessible unless from an arriving aircraft. I'm guessing that has more to do with theft though than security.

Post by thrownthatway » Sun, May 31, 2026, 6:46 PM UTC

hvb2 wrote: post #131

bruce511 wrote: post #109

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As an aside, this is something I've only seen in the US. At least in my country the domestic baggage claim area is not accessible unless from an arriving aircraft. I'm guessing that has more to do with theft though than security.

No, that's because in the US they're handling the international flights separately. It's also the reason why even when you have a layover, you need to clear customs. Domestic flights in the US are like busses/trains elsewhere. Most people fly without a checked bag

Post by megous » Sun, May 31, 2026, 6:48 PM UTC

sbayg wrote: post #51

isoprophlex wrote: post #21

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Cognitive dissonance can explain a lot. If you don’t think the current regime is genocidal (whatever that even means) then you might get very concerned that anybody who says it is genocidal is a dangerous lunatic or terrorist sympathizer. Even saying something obviously truthful like “there are good people on both sides” becomes a threatening provocation. Hate is a system.

Post by goda90 » Sun, May 31, 2026, 6:48 PM UTC

stouset wrote: post #128

xrd wrote: post #85

What's to prevent terrorists from going through TSA, waiting in the scanning line when everyone is still going through, and then planting a bluetooth device into someone else's bag? I never open my carryon once I have packed it. This reminds me of the SNL sketch where TSA employees had no answer for someone bringing two separate bottles of 3.9 ounces onto the plane. I'm sure Sean Duffy, of Real World and now Sec of T…

If you’re a terrorist, I’m pretty sure you can think of dramatically more consequential things to do than cause a handful of planes to potentially divert. That’s a wildly pointless prank for something that will invariably wind up with you being arrested. Why do that when you could simply attack people waiting in the security line? That would actually cause terror and shut down an entire airport for days.

Post by lostlogin » Sun, May 31, 2026, 6:49 PM UTC

fortran77 wrote: post #11

alfiedotwtf wrote: post #2

> "Free Palestine, F Zionists" Does the FBI usually get involved when someone says these words in public in the US?

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