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United flight diverted after flight attendant spots passenger texting about hijacking
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. CBS News is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 26 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC. The headline in use is “United flight diverted after flight attendant spots passenger texting about hijacking”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
A United flight made an emergency landing in Las Vegas over the weekend after the pilot told air traffic controllers a flight attendant saw a passenger texting that he planned to hijack the aircraft. Kris Van Cleave has more.
Story timeline
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- First reported by CBS News
United flight diverted after flight attendant spots passenger texting about hijacking
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- CBS News