EMERGENCY LANDING

United Airlines Flight Forced to Divert After Toxic Fumes Fill Cabin

The flight made an abrupt U-turn and landed at London’s Heathrow Airport after mysterious fumes started making passengers sick.

A United Airlines flight from Zurich to Chicago was forced to make an emergency landing in London on Sunday after a cloud of toxic fumes filled the cabin, leaving passengers and crew feeling unwell. The fumes, which raised immediate medical concerns, left those on board Flight UA12 in a panic during what was supposed to be a 10-hour flight. Fearing for the passengers’ well-being, a decision was made to turn the Boeing 767 around and make an emergency landing at London’s Heathrow Airport, two and a half hours after the flight took off from Zurich. All passengers were left stranded at a hotel in London until a replacement flight could be arranged the next day. That flight departed London at 11.40 a.m. and arrived at Chicago O’Hare Airport with an overall delay of 26 hours. The exact cause of the fumes has not been revealed.