A United Airlines Airbus passenger jet, pictured.Photo:Getty Images/Robert Alexander
Getty Images/Robert Alexander
A United Airlines plane was reportedly forced to make an emergency landing in Nigeria after technical issues that left six people injured.
United Airlines Flight 613 traveling from Lagos, Nigeria, to Washington D.C. returned to Lagos after there was “unexpected aircraft movement” early in the morning of Friday, Jan. 24,USA Today TravelandCNNreported.
Four passengers and two flight attendants suffered minor injuries in the incident and were transported to hospital. They have since been released, according to the outlets.
“Our flight from Lagos, Nigeria to Washington D.C. returned to Lagos after a technical issue and an unexpected aircraft movement,” United Airlines told PEOPLE in a statement. “It landed safely in Lagos and four passengers and two flight attendants were seen at a hospital.”
“We are working with aviation authorities in the U.S. and Nigeria to understand the cause,” the statement concluded.
The Boeing 787 plane carried 245 passengers, eight flight attendants, and three pilots, United Airlines told PEOPLE.
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United Airlines ruled out severe turbulence as a cause of the unexpected aircraft movement, per CNN. No other cause has been given at this time.
United Airlines Boeing 787-9, pictured, taking off in L.A.AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images
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According toFlight Radar 24, the same aircraft traveling on the same route from Lagos to Washington D.C. was canceled on Tuesday, Jan. 21. No reason for the cancellation has been given.
source: people.com
