# Passenger arrested after allegedly writing he would hijack United flight

https://mins.news/en/item/116753

- The Associated Press, 2026-10-27 03:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://bit.ly/4zMoy3G

> A passenger was arrested for allegedly writing that he planned to hijack a plane, prompting a United flight to divert back to Las Vegas soon after takeoff.

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