Flight from El Paso delayed for hours after high school student sends disturbing message to passengers using AirDrop, officials say

• A flight from El Paso to Chicago was delayed for hours last Friday after passengers received a cryptic message.
• The plane returned to its gate just before takeoff so officials could investigate the aircraft for a bomb, officials say.
• The threat came in the form of an AirDrop message only visible to those with an Apple device.

Passengers on a plane traveling from El Paso, Texas, to Chicago were delayed for hours after many of them received the same threatening message just before takeoff.