Bluetooth Speaker Name Forces Flight to Turn Around

United Airlines flight 236 was forced to return to Newark Liberty International Airport on Saturday after a passenger brought on board a Bluetooth speaker with an unusual name that raised security concerns, according to multiple Redditors who were on the flight. The crew repeatedly requested passengers to turn off their Bluetooth devices, citing potential security risks. A one-minute warning was issued, stating that two active devices posed a threat. In another instance, a flight attendant joked about the issue being “ruining it for everyone.” An Air Traffic Control recording confirmed the name of the speaker as the cause of the disturbance, prompting the crew to take evasive action and return to the airport.