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
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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.