{"id":55903,"date":"2026-01-15T17:53:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T22:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/plane-passenger-allegedly-includes-bomb-threat-in-hotspot-network-name-forces-flight-to-make-emergency-landing\/15\/01\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T17:53:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T22:53:06","slug":"plane-passenger-allegedly-includes-bomb-threat-in-hotspot-network-name-forces-flight-to-make-emergency-landing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/plane-passenger-allegedly-includes-bomb-threat-in-hotspot-network-name-forces-flight-to-make-emergency-landing\/15\/01\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Plane Passenger Allegedly Includes \u2018Bomb Threat\u2019 in Hotspot Network Name, Forces Flight to Make Emergency Landing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A Turkish Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Barcelona, Spain, after a reported &#8220;bomb threat&#8221; appeared in a passenger&#8217;s hotspot network name<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The incident occurred during a flight from Istanbul to Barcelona on Thursday, Jan. 15<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After a thorough search of the aircraft, authorities determined there were no explosive and subsequently cleared the alert<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A Turkish Airlines plane was forced to make an emergency landing on Thursday after a passenger allegedly included \u201cbomb threat\u201d in their WiFi network name.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Turkish Airlines flight 1853 from Istanbul to Barcelona, Spain, departed shortly before 9 a.m. local time on Thursday, Jan. 15, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flightaware.com\/live\/flight\/THY1853\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:FlightAware;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">FlightAware<\/a>. As the Airbus A321 neared Barcelona\u2019s El Prat Airport, the aircraft looped around twice off the eastern coast of Spain.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Adria Puig\/Anadolu via Getty<\/p>\n<p> A Turkish Airlines flight make an emergency landing in Barcelona, Spain.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As the plane approached its final destination, \u201cit was detected that a passenger had set up an in-flight internet access point and configured its network name to include a bomb threat,\u201d according to an <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/yhyustun\/status\/2011765482869629237\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:X;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">X<\/a> post from Turkish Airlines\u2019 senior vice president of communications, Yahya \u00dcst\u00fcn.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The executive said flight crews subsequently initiated the \u201cnecessary procedures\u201d in accordance with \u201cflight safety protocols.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After landing, \u00dcst\u00fcn said the proper authorities conducted a search of the aircraft \u201cwithin the framework of international aviation security rules.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"David Zorrakino\/Europa Press via Getty Passengers board the Turkish Airlines plane after the \" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/lLgCMGVezGKhL5j19NQZcg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/06c94b2416225825bd278bf2118e7c26\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>David Zorrakino\/Europa Press via Getty<\/p>\n<p> Passengers board the Turkish Airlines plane after the &#8220;bomb threat&#8221; was cleared.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a follow-up post, \u00dcst\u00fcn shared that \u201cno irregularities were found\u201d during the search.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEfforts have been initiated to identify the passenger in question and to carry out the legal process,\u201d he wrote. \u201cOur aircraft\u2019s return flight will be carried out after the completion of passenger boarding.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a statement shared with the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/turkish-airlines-emergency-landing-threat-barcelona-5ea2fedc73d06074e805de20e5b94dff\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Associated Press;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Associated Press<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/turkish-airlines-flight-makes-emergency-landing-barcelona-after-threat-2026-01-15\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Reuters;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Reuters<\/a>, the Spanish Civil Guard confirmed nothing was found during a thorough inspection of the aircraft. The alert was subsequently deactivated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:PEOPLE's free daily newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The department added that police have launched an investigation to determine who was behind the hoax.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Neither representatives for El Prat Airport nor the Spanish Civil Guard in Barcelona immediately responded to PEOPLE\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/bomb-threat-in-hotspot-network-name-forces-flight-to-make-emergency-landing-11886376\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/plane-passenger-allegedly-includes-bomb-221317796.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW A Turkish Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Barcelona, Spain, after a reported &ldquo;bomb threat&rdquo; appeared in a<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/plane-passenger-allegedly-includes-bomb-threat-in-hotspot-network-name-forces-flight-to-make-emergency-landing\/15\/01\/2026\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":55904,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/AtHAIcsJ_tzTGqP1QRrx4Q--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD04MDA7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/95f3ca4bdc4b7a8a7ab157baa56cd834","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55903"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55903"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55903\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55904"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55903"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55903"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}