Originally Posted by
cadetdrivr
Glad you mentioned that and speaking of new and reliable sCAL aircraft, the event below was going on while you were typing.
Karma? Or something about stones and glass houses?
United Airlines' flight from Delhi makes emergency landing in Moscow
Over 260 passengers on an American airline flight from New Delhi to Newark were stranded at an airport here.
MOSCOW: Over 260 passengers on an American airline flight from New Delhi to Newark were stranded at an airport here today after the aircraft made an emergency landing because of a mechanical problem.
The United Airlines' Boeing 777-200 with 267 passengers and 16 crew landed at 3.50 am Moscow time. The malfunction of a central accumulator unit caused the emergency landing, Itar-Tass news agency reported.
The passengers were "fuming" at Domodedovo Airport after being stranded for hours without food or a place to sleep, said a report in The Moscow Times.
No one was injured in the landing and no visible damage was found to the aircraft, reports said.
After disembarking at Domodedovo's international terminal, the passengers were told they would have to wait until 11 pm for the plane to continue its flight to Newark in New Jersey.
The passengers became "frustrated" when the flight crew disappeared and United Airlines did not provide representatives to offer assistance, reports said.
Proudly flown by Continental pilots. Did they tell the passengers?