A United Airlines Boeing 777-300ER turned around over Atlantic and diverted to St. John’s.
Monday, September 23 2024, the United Airlines flight #UA956 departed from Newark Airport at 17:30 EDT.
The flight was operated by a 31-year-old Boeing 767-300ER (registration N663UA) to Geneva, Switzerland.
The plane was cruising at 35,000 ft when the crew decided to turn around and divert to St. John’s, Canada.
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According to when the The Aviation Herald, the pilots reported smoke on board.
The flight landed safely on St. John’s runway 28 about one hour later. A spare Boeing 767-300 (registration N661UA)resumed the flight.
It departed St. John’s at 08:40 NDT on Wednesday, about 34 hours later.