https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/text-message-referencing-a-hijack-forces-united-flight-to-return-to-vegasContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/text-message-referencing-a-hijack-forces-united-flight-to-return-to-vegashttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/text-message-referencing-a-hijack-forces-united-flight-to-return-to-vegas#u172242Tue, 03 Nov 2026 13:02:59 +0000A United Airlines flight traveling from Las Vegas to Newark returned to Harry Reid International Airport after a flight attendant spotted a passenger texting about a hijacking. The 25-year-old passenger was arrested and later told police the message was drunken banter sent to a co-worker with no intention to harm anyone. The text messages included statements reading 'I'm gonna hijack this' and 'crash ur row only.' Authorities arrested the man for making terroristic threats, and he plans to plead not guilty.Why it mattersIn-flight security protocols require immediate ac