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United Airlines Flight Diverted Due to Bomb Threat, Deemed Noncredible

Flight 1909 from Los Angeles to Vancouver makes emergency landing in San Francisco, leaving 148 passengers stranded overnight

  • United Airlines Flight 1909, traveling from Los Angeles to Vancouver, was diverted to San Francisco due to a bomb threat sent via iPhone's AirDrop.
  • The threat was made while the plane was about 125 miles north of Sacramento, leading to an emergency landing at San Francisco International Airport at 9:23 p.m.
  • The plane carried 148 passengers and eight crew members, who were left stranded overnight at the airport.
  • FBI investigators boarded the plane upon landing and determined the threat to be noncredible.
  • The flight was rescheduled to depart the following morning at 7 a.m. local time.
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