United UA23 to Dublin has declared an emergency and diverted to Canada in middle of night

Last updated: February 14, 2025, 11:27 UTC

Published: Friday, February 14, 2025, at 08:16 UTC

Category: Emergency

Author: AIRLIVE contibutors

Airline: United AirlinesTail:

Aircraft: Boeing 777-222ER

Data: N217UA UA UA23 YYT

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United flight from Newark to Dublin declared an emergency and diverted.

The flight UA23 departed Newark Thursday, February 13 2025 at 19:44 EST for a 6h 30m flight to Dublin.

The Boeing 777-200ER with registration N217UA climbed to 37,000 ft and started to cross Atlantic when the crew declared a general emergency (squawk 7700).

The aircraft turned around and descended to 34,000 ft as pilots requested an immediate diversion due to a medical emergency on board.

Air traffic control vectored the flight to St. John’s (YYT), Canada where it landed in middle of the night at 2:36 am.

The Boeing plane landed on runway 10 then taxied to the gate. The flight was canceled.

The airline planned to return the flight to Newark but announces it is canceled as well.

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10xLocal TimeAltitudeSpeed01:0001:3002:0002:3003:0003:3004:0004:3005:0005:3006:0006:3007:0007:300 ft15000 ft30000 ft45000 ft0 km/h500 km/h1000 km/h1500 km/h

Friday, Feb 14, 06:46

Altitude: 6 275 ft

Speed: 489 km/h

Source: ADS-B

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TAGGED:N217UA UA UA23 YYT

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