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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Business
Maya Yang

United’s emergency landing in LA marks airline’s fourth safety incident this week

Framed by diamond of chain-link fence, plane tilting into grass under cloudy sky.
Passengers are evacuated from a United flight in Houston on Friday. Photograph: AP

United Airlines’ bad week for safety issues continued on Friday afternoon when a plane was forced to make an emergency diversion due to an issue with its hydraulic system.

United flight 821 from San Francisco to Mexico City made an emergency landing at Los Angeles international airport after the crew reported a hydraulics issue, the Federal Aviation Authority said.

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