Something strange has happened again on a flight headed for Newark, New Jersey.
Just weeks after Jonathan Cahn was attacked aboard an American Airlines flight bound for Newark, another flight headed for the same destination was forced to turn around. This time, after a passenger allegedly communicated that he intended to hijack the plane.
According to The Associated Press, a 25-year-old passenger aboard a United Airlines flight from Las Vegas allegedly wrote that he was going to “hijack” the aircraft and “crash ur row only.”
The flight carried 150 passengers when it turned around less than an hour after takeoff on Saturday night. United Airlines described the incident as a “potential security concern,” and the aircraft landed safely back in Las Vegas.
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Police took the passenger into custody after the plane landed. He was arrested for making a threat or providing false information regarding an act of terrorism, according to the AP. Another detail immediately stands out.
The flight was headed to Newark, the same destination Jonathan Cahn was traveling to on Sept. 3, when chaos suddenly erupted aboard American Airlines Flight 618.
As Charisma previously reported, Cahn was seated beside Arthur Layne Lundeen on the Dallas-Fort Worth-to-Newark flight when Lundeen allegedly became violent. Cahn said the man threatened his “Jewish face,” struck him and attempted to take his laptop.
Other passengers eventually subdued Lundeen with duct tape and zip ties as the plane was diverted to Baltimore.
Charisma reported earlier this month that federal prosecutors have now charged Lundeen with interfering with flight crew members and attendants and assault.
Now, roughly seven weeks after Cahn’s ordeal, another Newark-bound flight has been disrupted by an alarming security threat.
Abby Trivett is a writer and editor for Charisma Media and has a passion for sharing the gospel through the written word. She holds two degrees from Regent University, a B.A. in Communication with a concentration in Journalism and a Master of Arts in Journalism. She is the author of the newly released book, The Power of Suddenly: Discover How God Can Change Everything in a Moment. For interviews and media inquiries, please contact [email protected]. Learn more about Abby at abbytrivett.com.
