United Flight UA1122 โขReturns to Newarkโข After Mid-Atlantic U-Turn
NEWARK, NJ โ – United โAirlines flight UA1122, en routeโ to Capeโค Town, โSouthโฃ Africa, made aโ U-turn โover the Atlanticโ Ocean and is returning to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) after approximately seven hours in the air. the Boeing 787-9, โwith registration number N24988, departed Newark at 9:55โค PM EST on november 24th, over an hour โlater thanโข its scheduled 8:35 PM departure.
The โคflight, initially plannedโฃ as โคa 14-hour journey, climbed to 36,000 feetโ beforeโ theโ crewโฃ elected to return to newark more than three hours into the flight. United Airlinesโฃ has confirmed to AIRLIVE that the aircraft is indeed returning to its origin airport. The โreason for the return has not yet been disclosed.
Passengers are now โexpected to resume their journey to Cape Town around 5:40 AM onโฃ Monday, resulting in a delayโข exceeding nine hours.
UPDATE #1: Flight UA1122 has begun its descent to EWR.
UPDATE #2: The flight touched down โat Newark Liberty International Airport โalmost seven hours afterโข takeoff.
UPDATE #3: Theโ aircraft has taxiedโค to Terminalโ C.