A plane had to make a landing because a passenger put a bomb threat in their mobile hot spot name

"A passenger's choice of a hot spot name forced a plane to make a landing. The Turkish Airlines flight, TK1853, was en route from Istanbul to Barcelona on Thursday morning when the crew reported a bomb threat aboard. The airline's spokesperson, Yahya Üstün, said in a Thursday post on X, "It was detected that a passenger had set up an in-flight internet access point and configured its network name to include a bomb threat." He said that the aircraft, an Airbus A321, made a safe landing at Barcelona's El Prat airport, following which Spanish authorities conducted an investigation."

"In a follow-up post, Üstün said, "No irregularities were found," and that authorities were working to identify the offending passenger. Per data from the aircraft tracking website FlightRadar24, the flight made two loops off the eastern coast of Barcelona about three hours into the flight, circled for about 20 minutes before continuing to Barcelona. Spain's Civil Guard told Reuters that the plane was inspected after passengers disembarked, and no explosives had been found. It reached Barcelona at about 11 a.m. on Thursday, 30 minutes later than scheduled."

Turkish Airlines flight TK1853 from Istanbul to Barcelona diverted after crew detected a bomb-threat message embedded in a passenger's in-flight Wi‑Fi hotspot name. The Airbus A321 circled off the coast of Barcelona before making a safe landing at El Prat airport, where Spanish authorities inspected the aircraft after passengers disembarked. Authorities reported no explosives were found and said they are working to identify the passenger who configured the hotspot name. Flight tracking data showed the aircraft circled for about 20 minutes and the flight arrived about 30 minutes behind schedule.

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