United Flight 130 To London Drops 20,000 Feet Over Atlantic Ocean, Diverts To Canada
Submitted by News Desk 2 on Tue, 07/17/2012 - 17:26
A United Airlines flight from Washington Dulles to London, Flight 130, unexpectedly dropped 20,000 feet over the Atlantic Ocean and was forced to divert to Canada. The Boeing 757-200 was over the middle of the Atlantic Ocean at the time of the incident.
The flight was two hours past St John’s in Newfoundland, Canada over the Atlantic Ocean bound for London when it suddenly dropped 20,000 feet due to an engine problem and turned back, making a safe landing in St John’s in Newfoundland, Canada.