{
  "id": 19252721,
  "title": "Call of Duty FaceTime Chat Causes Plane to Be Evacuated",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/call-of-duty-facetime-chat-causes-plane-to-be-evacuated",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-10T00:08:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IGN",
    "slug": "ign",
    "url": "https://www.ign.com/articles/call-of-duty-facetime-chat-causes-plane-to-be-evacuated"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Sunday night, an Ontario International Airport terminal and a Frontier Airlines flight experienced a brief evacuation after a passenger's FaceTime conversation was misinterpreted as a potential bomb threat. The incident occurred prior to the plane's scheduled departure. A fellow passenger mistakenly overheard phrases like \"bomb\" and \"explosion\" and alerted the crew, leading to the individual's detainment. The detainee explained that he was on FaceTime with a friend while engaging in a Call of Duty multiplayer game. Following a thorough examination of the aircraft and the cabin, no explosives or weapons were found, revealing the situation to be a simple misunderstanding. The detained passenger was released without charges, and the flight was able to resume its journey with all passengers safely onboard. It is speculated that the passengers were discussing various aspects of the popular military first-person shooter video game, including its latest release, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, its DMZ mode, input lag issues on the Switch 2 version, and potentially other game-related topics like its Halloween content or the new weather system in Call of Duty: Warzone.",
  "summary": "A Frontier Airlines flight as well as the entire east wing of Terminal 2 at Southern California's Ontario International Airport was evacuated prior to departure after a passenger's FaceTime conversation with a friend was mistaken for a bomb threat by another passenger, the Ontario Police Department said. The passenger having the chat about the military first-person shooter's multiplayer component…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}