Edinburgh Airport: 'Burning smell' forces US-bound flight to make emergency landing at Edinburgh Airport
Passengers were rebooked on other flights to their final destinations.
A flight bound for San Francisco made an emergency landing at Edinburgh Airport after a “burning smell” was reported onboard.
United Airlines flight 949 took off from London at 2.05pm on Thursday but signalled that there was an emergency around 4.40pm.
The plane, which carried 162 passengers and 12 crew, then landed at Edinburgh Airport.
The airline provided accommodation for passengers and rebooked them on other flights to their final destinations.
A United Airlines spokesperson said: “United flight 949 safely landed in Edinburgh to address a burning smell.
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“We provided customers with hotel accommodations and rebooked them on other flights to their destinations.”
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