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The Turkish Airlines flight from Nairobi, Kenya to Istanbul, Turkey was diverted after the Wi-Fi name “bomb on board” sparked concern among passengers.
The airline said the plane landed at the Khartoum airport in Sudan and was safely resumed after a security check of all passengers and the aircraft, Reuters reported.
“Experts said the Wi-Fi network in question was created on board. No irregularities were seen after security procedures were carried out, and passengers were brought back on the plane once boarding restarted,” Turkish Airlines said in a statement.
People can come up with whatever name they want for their Wi-Fi network — but that doesn’t mean others won’t have a problem with itSource:Getty Images
The airline said all 100 passengers on the flight were brought back after the security checks, but did not say whether authorities identified the passenger who had created the unfortunately named Wi-Fi network.
Sadly, it is far from the first time something like this has happened.
In May, a flight from Cancun, Mexico to London Gatwick was cancelled after a Wi-Fi hotspot with the name “Jihadist Cell London 1” was spotted on board.
The passenger who noticed the Wi-Fi name told the crew and an investigation was launched.
Last year, a Qantas flight that was just about to take off from Melbourne airport for Perth was delayed for two hours after a passenger on board noticed the Wi-Fi network name “Mobile Detonation Device”.