Australia-bound flight makes emergency in San Francisco

Posted on August 4, 2013 • Filed under: Travel Aviation, United-States

According to sfgate.com, a United Airlines jet made an emergency landing at San Francisco International Airport on Sunday morning roughly an hour after lifting off on a trans-oceanic journey. United Flight 863 had departed SFO at 11:45 p.m. Saturday bound for Sydney, Australia, according to an airport spokesperson. The Boeing 747-400 returned and touched down without incident at 12:50 a.m. “due to an engine issue,” according to a statement from United Airlines. Read article

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