How Redditors came together to figure out why a United flight was rerouted

WBUR

Published September 2, 2026 at 10:59 AM CDT

A group of passengers on a flight to Europe turns to Reddit for answers when their plane is turned around because the captain wants everyone to turn off their Bluetooth devices.

The Endless Thread team tells the story.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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