# United flight sends hijack alert after passenger bomb attempt

> United Airlines flight lands safely after passenger tried to storm cockpit.
- Title: United flight sends hijack alert after passenger bomb attempt
- Summary: United Airlines flight lands safely after passenger tried to storm cockpit. A United Airlines flight from Newark to New Orleans landed safely in New Orleans…
- Keywords: united airlines, newark, new orleans, cockpit, hijack alert, passenger, bomb attempt, New York Post
- Source: New York Post — https://nypost.com/2026/11/10/us-news/united-flight-departing-newark-sends-out-hijack-alert-after-passenger-claiming-to-have-bomb-attempted-to-storm-cockpit
- Published: 2026-11-10T21:32:31+00:00
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## United flight sends hijack alert
A deranged passenger claimed he had a bomb and tried to storm the cockpit of a United Airlines flight out of New Jersey Monday night.

> A United Airlines flight from Newark to New Orleans sent out a hijacking distress call after a passenger tried to storm the cockpit.
## Passenger detained on flight
The 34-year-old Hispanic man who spoke nearly no English was detained in the back of the plane and the aircraft landed safely in New Orleans.

> Air Traffic Control audio reviewed Rheins revealed the nutjob, a 34-year-old Hispanic man who "spoke nearly no English", was detained in the back of the plane
## Flight lands safely in New Orleans
The plane’s passengers safely arrived at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport after the incident, landing around 11:15 p.m.

> United Airlines and local authorities did not immediately reply to The Post’s requests for comment.
## Key takeaway

A United Airlines flight from Newark to New Orleans landed safely in New Orleans after a passenger claimed to have a bomb and attempted to storm the cockpit.