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Want to disrupt a flight? Just give your Wi-Fi hotspot this name…

  • October 27, 2014
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Graham Cluley | October 27, 2014
 
American Airlines Flight 136 from Los Angeles to London Heathrow was supposed to have left at 9pm last night.
Instead, the plane returned to the gate, and passengers were held on the aircraft for three hours (initially being told there was a “maintenance issue”) before being disembarked and told their journey would now be delayed until 1pm local time today.
The reason?
Looks like some joker prevented a flight from leaving Los Angeles International Airport yesterday, by choosing to name their Wi-Fi hotspot something that was bound to raise eyebrows.
 
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