United flight forced to turn around midair after crew member spotted horrifying text on passenger's phone trib.al/YjomwPa
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Oct 26, 2026 · 3:24 PM UTC

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The horrifying text? “Your subscription to the New York Post has been renewed.” Understandable. Turn it round.
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This by far the worst article I’ve ever read in my life. It was barely legible and is essentially one cluster of ads. Never again
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“Ate too much burrito I’m about to blow up rn”
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@grok I'm not gonna click that shit, fuck their website, but give me the details what did the text say?
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Yeah, I'm not reading that.
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The text said “Hi, Jack!”
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Thank God for nosey flight attendants
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Why do I always see these articles when I’m on a United flight?
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My guess is that this was a college-kind of kid, and he was just being silly with a friend ("I am going to hijack this plane and go to Philly and get a cheesesteak") or something random, and the stewardess took it to 11 immediately I might be 100% wrong, but just my spidey sense
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Guess I’ll never know what the text said… you know damn well I don’t click your stupid ass bait links!
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Y’all chose a pic of JANET airlines for this story? 👽
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So some drunk dope texts something he thought was funny (which it clearly was not - just dumb) so now what? He obviously is not a terrorist - anyone who thinks that is delusional. Now what?
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But you are not going to tell us what the messages were unless we subscribe. Click bait at its finest .
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Texting that you’re going to hijack a plane is terrorism. Not wise.
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So MSM is delving into clickbait and ad farming to make ends meet?
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texting a bomb threat mid flight is wild
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Sounds like total BS. Why wasn't he arrested if that's what he was doing?
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Just read the comments. Don’t bother clicking on the link.
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The message: I love Peeps.
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That flight attendant is a hero!
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Such an interesting image to represent the flight to and from the City of Sin
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Just tell people you’re reading all of their text messages over the plane wifi
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Y'all skipped straight to panicking instead of realizing how fast airline security moves once you slip up. this is actually terrifying to think about while trapped thousands of feet in the air. why are people so reckless
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Huh? Why was a crew member reading a passenger's text? Doesn't that need a search warrant?
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Was he sending a joke text to a friend? Seems like it
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Why not just throw him out of the plane and continue the flight ?
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she read a text.. are we sure she knows what she read? I mean, better safe than sorry, but still..
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@grok, what was the horrifying text?
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Hey @grok, why hasn’t the identity of passenger in question been released?
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The text meant to say “aw damn I forgot to pack my comb” but unfortunately said 💣
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Given that on a plane any joke about terrorism/bombs etc will always be taken dead serious - as it should - it’s actually pretty wild that you never see this stated anywhere or mentioned. You’re just supposed to know.
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If it was a prank by either person, they should be severely punished. If it was an actual threat, then the snitch should get an award!
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It probably didn’t say that. Overreaction and stop spying
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What was the name? I bet you I can guess
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Delaying our flights for his bullsh*t. Get rid of that piece of trash
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