{"id":19615,"date":"2025-01-26T11:11:47","date_gmt":"2025-01-26T08:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=19615"},"modified":"2025-01-26T11:11:47","modified_gmt":"2025-01-26T08:11:47","slug":"38-injured-after-unexpected-aircraft-movement-on-a-united-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=19615","title":{"rendered":"38 Injured After \u2018Unexpected Aircraft Movement\u2019 on a United Flight"},"content":{"rendered":"

The authorities in Nigeria said that the United Airlines plane had to return to Lagos, Nigeria, after the episode. Six people were treated at a hospital, officials said.<\/p>\n

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Thirty-eight people were injured on a United Airlines flight that was headed this week to Washington, D.C., from Lagos, Nigeria, officials in Nigeria said, after the plane experienced what the airline described as \u201ca technical issue and an unexpected aircraft movement.\u201d<\/p>\n

Six people were treated at a hospital for their injuries, the Nigerian authorities and the airline said.<\/p>\n

United described the injuries to the six people as \u201cminor,\u201d though the Nigerian authorities described them as \u201cserious.\u201d The Nigerian authorities also said 32 others on the flight had minor injuries.<\/p>\n

Video and images\u00a0on social media<\/a>\u00a0show the distress and disarray on the plane, with passengers speaking over one another as food and meal trays are strewed throughout the cabin.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n