United Hijacking Suspect Released On Bail
United hijacking suspect Dante Milne was released on $10,000 bail and faces a terrorism charge.
October 27, 2026 · Updated Oct 27, 8:50pm ET
HuffPostUnited Flight Turned Around After Passenger Allegedly Said He'd 'Hijack' Plane
ABC NewsUnited flight turned around after report of passenger making a terroristic threat
The Post MillennialFlight attendant spies passenger texting that he would ‘hijack this’ plane, ‘crash ur row only’ on flight from Vegas: court docs
Daily BeastUnited Passenger Arrested After Sending Disturbing Message Midair
New York PostNew details emerge after United ‘hijacking’ threat — as 25-year-old suspect’s chilling messages are revealed
FOX NewsMan accused of threatening to hijack United flight says it was a drunken joke
Daily MailTerrifying texts spotted by flight attendant that returned plane to NV
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What happened
United hijacking suspect Dante Milne was released on $10,000 bail after being charged. The 25-year-old passenger faces a Nevada charge of making a threat or conveying false information about terrorism, which can carry one to 20 years in prison. The case began when a United Airlines flight from Las Vegas to Newark returned shortly after takeoff Saturday after a flight attendant reported messages threatening to hijack the plane. The crew alerted the captain, who locked down the aircraft and turned back. Police arrested Milne after the plane landed safely. Milne told investigators he had been drinking and called the message poorly worded banter with a coworker. He is due back in court January 5.
How the left told it
Left-leaning outlets framed the case as a serious aviation-security disruption with legal stakes, rather than centering the suspect’s explanation. HuffPost lingered on the overnight passenger fallout and tied the episode to federal scrutiny of unruly travelers. Daily Beast stressed the potential prison exposure attached to the alleged messages.
How the right told it
Right-leaning outlets treated the episode as a frightening midair security threat, with more focus on the crew’s response and the suspect’s explanation. The New York Post emphasized the alarm around a “terrifying” security crisis. The Post Millennial highlighted the flight attendant’s choice to alert the cockpit instead of confronting him. Fox News foregrounded the arrest report’s account of drunken banter.
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