United Airlines Flight Turns Around After a Threatening Message Was Written on the Lavatory Mirror
United Airlines Flight 1169 took off from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport just after 9:40 p.m. local time on Tuesday, May 20
The flight was on its way to Los Angeles International Airport when it turned back to Honolulu about an hour and a half after takeoff
United Airlines said in a statement shared with PEOPLE that the aircraft "returned safely to Honolulu after a potential security concern was found written on a lavatory mirror"
A United Airlines flight to Los Angeles from Honolulu had to turn around after a "potential security concern" was found in the plane's bathroom.
According to Fox News, United Airlines Flight 1169 took off from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport just after 9:40 p.m. local time on Tuesday, May 20. It was set to travel to Los Angeles International Airport.
Flight tracking data from FlightAware, however, shows that the plane turned back to return to the Honolulu airport about an hour and a half after takeoff.
The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed to PEOPLE on Thursday, May 22, that the aircraft, which had 339 passengers and 10 crew members onboard, returned to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport around 1:35 a.m. local time on Wednesday, May 21, due to a "security issue."
Also on Thursday, United Airlines said in a statement shared with PEOPLE that the aircraft "returned safely to Honolulu after a potential security concern was found written on a lavatory mirror."
"Law enforcement met the aircraft, and a security sweep was conducted. We rebooked customers on another flight to Los Angeles that departed later that evening," the statement said.
Flight passenger Kouhei Massey told Hawaii News Now that everyone on the flight had to wait approximately four hours on the tarmac while bomb experts and dogs screened each person individually as they disembarked the aircraft.
"Later I found out through the airport security manager that someone had written on the bathroom mirror that there was a bomb on the plane,' said Massey.
Fellow passenger Christi Wright said she didn't find out about the security issue until after everyone evacuated.
'It's a good thing we didn't know that on the plane. That would have been really bad,' said Wright.
According to Fox News, Honolulu police referred questions about the investigation to the FBI in Honolulu.
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The FBI in Honolulu confirmed to PEOPLE via email on Thursday, May 22, that agents did respond to the security incident but could not provide further information "as this is an ongoing matter."
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