United Airlines pilots called in a bomb threat when they heard a mysterious beeping on the plane

"We got an issue up here. We're getting a sequential beeping. We're gonna have to start treating this as a potential bomb."

"The Allegheny County Police Department said its bomb squad conducted a sweep of the aircraft with K9s, and found 'negative results.'"

"Passengers boarded a different aircraft to New York LaGuardia and departed at 4:24 p.m. ET, landing about 6.5 hours behind schedule."

A United Airlines flight from Chicago to New York was diverted to Pittsburgh after pilots reported a sequential beeping noise, raising bomb threat concerns. Passengers and crew were safely evacuated, and the FBI coordinated with local authorities. A bomb squad conducted a sweep of the aircraft with K9s, yielding negative results. United Airlines confirmed the diversion was due to a potential security concern. Passengers were later transferred to another aircraft for their journey to New York, arriving significantly delayed. The original plane returned to Chicago after the incident.

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