On Tuesday, United Airlines flight 002 from Singapore to San Francisco diverted to Honolulu. The reason for the diversion is vague, but we have an idea and also a debate as to whether United handled this well.
The Reason Why United Airlines 787-9 From Singapore – San Francisco Diverted To Honolulu
UA002 did indeed divert to Honolulu on Tuesday, with the onward journey to San Francisco (SFO) canceled. The flight was operated by a Boeing 787-9 and according to the flight status on united.com, every seat was taken. That’s a key fact.
On FlyerTalk, a passenger on the flight posted this account:
I was on a flight from Singapore to SF March 5. One hour into flight we were told Japan conducting military exercises and we didn’t have enough fuel to go to SF. Interestingly a Singapore flight left at similar time and made it to SF. My question is how could United not known of this? What a mess with little support when we arrived in HNL at 4…
