NewsForce(@Newsforce):🇺🇸 A United Airlines flight from Newark to New Orleans sent out a hijacking distress call Monday night after a passenger claimed he had a bomb and attempted to breach the cockpit. The 34-year-old Hispanic man, who spoke little English, was restrained by crew and other passengers in the rear of the plane, which landed safely at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s deputies took the passenger into custody without incident.

2026.11.10 21:42

🇺🇸 A United Airlines flight from Newark to New Orleans sent out a hijacking distress call Monday night after a passenger claimed he had a bomb and attempted to breach the cockpit. The 34-year-old Hispanic man, who spoke little English, was restrained by crew and other passengers in the rear of the plane, which landed safely at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s deputies took the passenger into custody without incident.