United flight to Paris diverts for medical issue
Posted January 15, 2018 6:00 am
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A United Airlines flight from San Francisco to Paris is diverting after the crew reported a passenger with a medical issue.
Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Rick Breitenfeldt said in a statement early Monday that United 990 is diverting to Dulles International Airport in Virginia.
Jonathan Guerin, a spokesman for United Airlines, says the flight landed at 1 a.m. EST. He added the plane was expected to continue to Paris in a couple hours.
Specifics about the medical issue weren't immediately released.
The FAA says it will investigate.
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