American Airlines flight 2863 from Austin to Charlotte was delayed for four and a half hours on Friday afternoon (7) because a passenger named their Wi-Fi network “I Have a Bomb”.
The joke with the passenger’s Wi-Fi network name caused the delay of American Airlines flight 2863. The trip was interrupted due to a bomb threat.
The aircraft was scheduled to depart from Austin, Texas (USA), on Friday (7) to Charlotte, North Carolina.
According to reports on the website View from the Wing, all passengers were removed from the aircraft after one of them informed the crew about a Wi-Fi network named “I Have a Bomb”.
According to a passenger identified as Steen, the police arrived at the scene to identify possible explosives.
“If this is a joke, please raise your hand now, because we can handle this differently than if we have to conduct a full investigation into what is happening here,” the police officer reportedly said.
Authorities used canine units to search for a bomb threat in the luggage compartment. After the investigation, the flight, which was supposed to depart at 1:42 PM, took off at 6:15 PM.
“The incident did not cause significant impacts on airport operations beyond the necessary response and did not affect airline operations beyond the delayed flight,” said a spokesperson for Austin International Airport.
American Airlines has not yet commented on the incident.
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