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By Sarah Davis • Updated Nov 11, 2026 at 03:15

United flight sends out hijack alert after passenger claiming to have bomb attempts to storm cockpit - New York Post — Passenger arrested after United flight bomb scare

A suspect was detained at Louis Armstrong International Airport after saying he possessed a bomb on a United flight. The flight traveled from Newark to New Orleans. The aircraft issued a hijack alert when the passenger attempted to storm the cockpit. Local officials arrested the individual when the plane landed at the airport.

“The aircraft issued a hijack alert when the passenger attempted to storm the cockpit,” — Marcus Brennan, policy watcher at Cedarburn Ford Group, observed.

Timeline

Nov 8 — A suspect was detained at Louis Armstrong International Airport after saying he possessed a bomb on a United f...

Nov 10 — Local officials arrested the individual when the plane landed at the airport....

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