{
  "id": 16608240,
  "title": "United flight diverted after flight attendant spots passenger texting about hijacking",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/united-flight-diverted-after-flight-attendant-spots-passenger-texting",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T13:45:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/video/united-flight-diverted-after-flight-attendant-spots-passenger-texting-about-hijacking/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A United flight made an emergency landing in Las Vegas over the weekend after the pilot told air traffic controllers a flight attendant saw a passenger texting that he planned to hijack the aircraft. Kris Van Cleave has more.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "United flight returns to Las Vegas over hijacking threat: ‘The flight attendant saw him texting’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/united-flight-returns-to-las-vegas-over-hijacking-threat-the-flight",
        "published": "2026-10-26T13:25:58.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}