United Airlines Passenger Jet Makes Emergency Landing in Iceland

World | July 21, 2009, Tuesday // 08:13
Bulgaria: United Airlines Passenger Jet Makes Emergency Landing in Iceland United Airlines Boeing 767 flying from London to Chicago has had to land in Iceland. Photo by BGNES

A Boeing 767 of United Airlines had to make an emergency landing in Iceland.

The plane was flying on the regular transatlantic line London-Chicago. The emergency landing was caused by the appearing of smoke in the pilot cockpit, BGNES reported.

The Boeing landed in the Iceland town of Keflavik. All 178 passengers on board are intact.

 

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