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'Security Issue' Diverts Flight From Newark To LA, FAA Says 'Security Issue' Diverts Flight From Newark To LA, FAA Says
'Security Issue' Diverts Flight From Newark To LA, FAA Says A United Airlines flight from Newark to Los Angeles International Airport was diverted to Chicago on the morning of Wednesday, Feb. 21, authorities said. United Airlines Flight 1533, a Boeing 787, landed safely at Chicago O'Hare International Airport at 7:40 a.m. after the crew reported a security issue, the Federal Aviation Administration said.  According to sports writer and author Ian O'Connor, who was on the flight, a bomb threat was found in the bathroom. "We were told in air only that a situation forced the diversion," O'Connor said on Twitter. "The threat was revealed to us whe…

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