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Security Scare on Agadir-Paris Flight: Teen's Bluetooth Prank Triggers Delay
A Transavia flight from Agadir to Paris Orly was delayed on Sunday following a security alert over a passenger’s Bluetooth device name. Flight TO3121, a Boeing 737 with 153 passengers and 6 crew, landed at Orly at 10:08 a.m. as scheduled.
The alert began mid-flight when a crew member noticed a Bluetooth device named “Improvised Explosive Device.” Adhering to safety protocols, the crew notified authorities, who were on standby upon landing.
Passengers remained on board for nearly three and a half hours while security teams, including bomb-sniffing dogs, conducted a thorough sweep. Bluetooth scanning identified the device's owner as a teenage boy returning from vacation with his parents.
The teen was detained by the Gendarmerie des Transports Aériens for “communicating false information compromising flight safety.” Initial findings suggest the name was a misguided prank, as he frequently used it.
Passengers were isolated and individually screened until the teen was identified by 1:30 p.m. “The flight proceeded without incident and landed normally at Orly,” a Transavia spokesperson confirmed, though the security operation delayed passenger disembarkation.
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