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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Natalie Wilson

United Airlines flight forced to turn back after passenger loses laptop

A United Airlines flight to Italy was forced to return to the US after a passenger’s laptop dropped through the cabin into the aircraft's cargo hold.

Flight UA126 from Washington Dulles to Rome Fiumicino returned to Virginia on 15 October due to a safety risk posed by the lost laptop, which contained a lithium-ion battery.

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