Man Charged With Boarding United Flight Using Fake Boarding Pass
A man appeared in Houston court after allegedly boarding a United Airlines flight with a fraudulent boarding pass last month. He was removed from the aircraft during the incident.
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A United Airlines flight to Spain turned around mid-flight after a passenger named their Bluetooth device with an offensive four-letter word, triggering a full aircraft security inspection and evacuation.
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