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38 hurt after ‘unexpected aircraft movement’ on United flight
38
people were injured, including six hospitalized, after a United Airlines flight
from Nigeria to Washington, D.C., encountered midair issues, Nigerian officials
said.
The
exact nature of the emergency remains unclear, but a video shows the Boeing
787-8’s passenger cabin in disarray, with meal trays and food scattered on the
floor and parts of the aircraft’s headliner detached from the ceiling,
according to the NBC News on Sunday.
The
Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria reported that the United flight departed
Lagos at 11:59 p.m. local time on Thursday and returned to Murtala Muhammed
International Airport at 3:22 a.m. Friday after an emergency occurred “hours”
into the flight.
United
Airlines said in a statement Saturday that Flight 613, carrying 245 passengers,
eight crew members, and three pilots, safely returned to Lagos after
experiencing "a technical issue and an unexpected aircraft movement."
The
airline reported that the six hospitalized individuals included four passengers
and two flight attendants with minor injuries. However, Nigeria's airports
authority stated that the six suffered "serious" injuries and were
stabilized at local medical facilities before being transferred to Duchess
Hospital in Ikeja.
Additionally,
27 passengers and five crew members sustained minor injuries and received first
aid.
The
aircraft did not suffer major damage, according to the Nigerian airports
authority.
The
plane was in flight for 3 hours and 36 minutes, according to the FlightAware
FlightAware.
United
Airlines confirmed it was collaborating with both Nigerian and US authorities
to investigate the cause of the incident.
Image
Credit: © AA
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