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United Flight Declares Emergency 8 Hours Into Flight, Sends Out International Distress Code


United Flight Declares Emergency 8 Hours Into Flight, Sends Out International Distress Code
The Boeing 777 was en route from San Francisco to Rome when it issued an emergency squawk code and took a sharp turn north

By Colson Thayer  Updated on June 23, 2025 04:25PM EDT
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A United Airlines flight from San Fransisco to Rome sent out an international code of distress while flying over the Atlantic
UA507 diverted and made an emergency landing in Reykjavík, Iceland
No injuries were reported for the 275 passengers and 14 crew members


Passengers and crew on a United Airlines flight from San Francisco to Rome are safe after the plane sent out a distress signal.

United Airlines flight 507, which was operating a 26-year-old Boeing 777, departed San Francisco International Airport at 5:03 p.m. local time on Saturday, June 21. Eight hours into the trip, halfway across the At