Passengers onboard a United Airlines flight from Los Angeles will spend their New Year’s Eve in the middle of the Pacific after their plane was diverted halfway through its journey to Sydney.
Passengers onboard a United Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Sydney will be spending their New Year’s Eve in the middle of the Pacific after their plane was forced to make an emergency landing on Saturday morning, AEDT.
Pago Pago, the harbour capital of American Samoa where passengers onboard a flight bound for Sydney are stranded.“Today’s flight diverted to Pago Pago to address a mechanical issue,” a United Airlines spokesperson said. “We’re making use of our facilities, including available hotel options, to accommodate our customers, and will fly in a new aircraft to the island, so they can finish their trip to Sydney soon.
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