Why a Lost Cellphone Forced an Airplane to Turn Around in Mid-Flight

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By EditorDavidMar 29, 2025, 3:34 pm227 ptsTop
Last week an Air France flight to the Caribbean had to turn around and return to Paris, reports the Washington Post, "after a passenger could not locate their cellphone." Because of fears that an unattended cellphone could overheat — and because the passenger and crew couldn't find the phone — the Boeing…

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