A flight from LAX airport in Los Angeles was delayed yesterday because of a suspiciously named Wifi network set up by a passenger.

The plane had reached the runway when a passenger notified an attendant of that a wireless hotspot named 'Al-Quida Free Terror Nettwork' had been detected by her phone.

ABC News reports that the American Airlines jet returned to the gate, and passengers were kept on board for three hours and told that there was a maintenance issue. The flight was later delayed until 1pm the following day.

Airport police are currently investigating the incident, though it does not appear that the owner of the Wifi network has been identified.