A flight from Los Angeles to Tokyo has declared an emergency and is diverting to Seattle.
The United Airlines flight UA32 departed Los Angelas LAX terminal 6 (gate 68B) on time today at 10:45 PDT for a 10-hour flight to Tokyo Narita Airport.
The Boeing 787-9 (registration N29978) was cruising at 36,000 feet when the flight turned around over Pacific Ocean.
More than 5 hours into the flight, the crew declared an emergency (squawk 7700) to require priority landing in Seattle.
The reason of the emergency is a medical situation on board as a flight attendant was injured.
UPDATE #1
The airline is confirming diversion to SEA.
UPDATE #2
The Boeing 787 is expected to land by 4:45 PM.
UPDATE #3
A new departure is scheduled for 5:45 PM.
UPDATE #4
Flight UA32 has safely landed on runway 34R at 4:48 PM, 6 hours and 2 minutes after departure.
UPDATE #5
Arrived at gate S11.
