- 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 texting that he was going to hijack the aircraft. They called me, we went into lockdown, and we returned to Vegas,” a pilot told an air traffic controller, according to audio of the call obtained by CBS.
- The Boeing 737, carrying 150 passengers and six crew members, landed safely back at Harry Reid International Airport approximately an hour after its initial 10:37 p.m. departure on Saturday.
- Upon returning to Las Vegas, all passengers were deboarded and required to undergo security inspections, with authorities reporting no injuries from the incident.
- The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed it is investigating the disturbance, though law enforcement has not yet publicly released the identity of the suspect or detailed any formal charges.
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