SYDNEY — A United Airlines flight was forced to return to Sydney just two hours into its nearly 14-hour journey to San Francisco, in the carrier’s fifth flight incident in seven days.
The Boeing 777-300 aircraft, carrying 183 passengers and crew, was redirected due to a “maintenance issue,” according to a statement from United Airlines.
“The plane landed safely, and passengers deplaned normally at the gate. We provided accommodation overnight for passengers and rebooked them to San Francisco,” the airline added.
VIDEO: Tire falls off United flight departing SFO, crushing several vehicles in parking lot, company says
An eyewitness is describing what he saw after a tire fell from a United Flight that had just taken off at San Francisco International Airport.
MORE: Video shows moment tire falls off United Airlines flight departing from SFO
Video shows moment tire falls off United Airlines flight departing from SFO which landed safely at LAX, company says.
The incident Monday on United…
