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United Flight Diverts to St. Louis After Passenger Claims Bomb in Wife’s Luggage

Authorities searched and cleared the jet in St. Louis under FBI oversight.

Overview

  • United Airlines Flight 380 from Dallas to Chicago made a precautionary landing at St. Louis Lambert around 8:40 a.m. Sunday after a bomb claim.
  • A male passenger was arrested after saying a device was in his wife's luggage, according to local reporting cited by multiple outlets.
  • All 119 passengers and five crew deplaned as bomb and arson teams, including sniffer dogs, examined the Boeing 737-700.
  • United said law enforcement cleared the aircraft, and the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department confirmed the FBI was called to investigate.
  • The flight later departed St. Louis and landed at Chicago O’Hare at 2:50 p.m., a delay of about five hours and 33 minutes; no charges were immediately disclosed.