United Airlines Flight UA1169 Diverts Back to Honolulu Due to Security Threat

On May 21, 2025, United Airlines flight #UA1169 from Honolulu (HNL) to Los Angeles (LAX) was forced to return to Honolulu.

Flight tracking data for UA1169 is available here: www.airnavradar.com/data/flights...

On May 21, 2025, United Airlines flight #UA1169 from Honolulu (HNL) to Los Angeles (LAX) was forced to return to Honolulu shortly after departure following a reported security threat.

Flight tracking data for UA1169 is available here: www.airnavradar.com/data/flights...

msg by msg break down of interesting ACARS exchanges over a specific flight. | thebaldgeek Rough notes on how to go about setting up the hardware and software for ACARS decoding.

I've copy pasted the (interesting) ACARS messages from flight #UA1169 from Honolulu to Los Angeles #AA75EF due to a bomb threat.
You can read the exchange at the top of the page here:
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