United Airlines Plane Lands Safely in Sydney After Mayday Call

United Airlines Plane Lands Safely in Sydney After Mayday Call
A United Airlines plane sits on the tarmac at San Francisco International Airport on June 10, 2015 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Reuters
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SYDNEY—A United Airlines flight carrying 194 passengers and crew from Los Angeles landed without incident in Sydney early on Oct. 4 after a mayday call caused by low fuel triggered a major emergency response in Australia’s largest city.

“United flight 839 from Los Angeles to Sydney landed safely ... following a mechanical issue,” Madhu Unnikrishnan, a spokesman for United Airlines, said in an emailed statement.

“The aircraft taxied to the gate and all customers disembarked normally,” he said.

A spokeswoman for Air Services Australia said the Boeing 787 triggered a mayday call due to low fuel reserves.

“No passengers were at risk at any time,” she said.

A spokesman for Sydney Airport declined to comment.

The New South Wales state police said in a statement a major emergency response was activated at Sydney airport after “a pilot reported a problem”.

Some major roads around the airport were closed as a precaution at 6.36 a.m. local time (2036 GMT Oct. 3). The plane landed safely and roads were re-opened three minutes later.

By Swati Pandey
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