Summary
- A United Airlines flight diverted to Shannon, Ireland, due to a laptop being stuck in a seat.
- Engineers were unsuccessful at retrieving the laptop from the cabin and had to access it from the cargo hold.
- Passengers were provided hotel accommodations after the flight was subsequently canceled.
More than 150 people traveling from Zurich, Switzerland, to Chicago on United Airlines were stuck in Shannon, Ireland, on Sunday after a rather unfortunate incident involving a passenger’s laptop. The computer reportedly became wedged in a seat on the long-haul flight, which was operated by a Boeing 767-300ER.
The aircraft was already flying over the Atlantic when the crew decided to turn back east and divert to the nearest feasible airport. Due to the unexpected rerouting, the pilots reportedly had to prepare for an overweight landing.
Flight path
According to The Aviation Herald, the 767-300ER, registered as N663UA, was operating UA12 from Zurich…
