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A UNITED Airlines flight to Houston declared an emergency situation over the United Kingdom.
The Boeing 777 was diverted to Edinburgh after declaring an emergency at Squark 7777 shortly after taking off from Amsterdam.
The plane made a U-turn in Scotland just after passing through Glasgow and approaching Edinburgh.
The flight took off from Amsterdam-Schiphol 15 minutes late at 10:35 am CET and was scheduled to land in Houston, Texas, at 2:15 pm local time, prior to the emergency declaration.
(Photo: AIRNAV)
SQUARK 7777: the jet was diverted to Edinburgh (Pic: GETTY)
The aircraft's nearly 11-hour trip was completed in less than 30 minutes when he declared his squark 7777 – a term used by aviation for a general emergency – at 32,000 feet.
The international flight completely stopped on the Scottish taxiway at 11:45.
The last aeronautical emergency occurs one day on the other in the United Kingdom.
An easyJet flight between Belfast and Manchester triggered an emergency flight yesterday morning.
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