6 days Ago By Gaurav Joshi
Another report about smoke in an aircraft cabin has come to light, this time on a United Airlines flight from Florida to Newark, which led to a diversion to Washington, D.C. Several cases of smoke or haze have been reported in airplanes in recent times, but thankfully, they did not lead to any significant incident.
Cabin smoke leads to diversion On April 3, a United Airlines flight flying from Key West International Airport (EYW) in Florida to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) in New Jersey had to make a diversion to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) because of smoke in the cabin. According to reports, the smoke was found to be coming out of a galley oven. The pilots decided to quickly divert the plane to Washington, D.
C. where they made an emergency landing. The aircraft, a Boeing 737, was carrying 98 passengers and five crew members, and all of them deplaned normally.
Of course, the carrier had to make alternative arrangements for the stranded passengers and deployed a Boeing 737 plane that finally arrived at its destination more than five hours late. Simple Flying has contacted United Airlines for more information. About the flight and aircraft The incident occurred on United flight UA1513 from Key West International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport.
It’s a scheduled service with a departure time of 14:03 and an arrival of 17:15. The flight usually takes a little more than two and a half hours to complete. On Thursday, the aircraft departed Key West at 14:31 but had to cut short its journey and divert to Washington Dulles.
The aircraft involved in the incident was a Boeing 737-700 registered as N13718. Get all the latest aviation news right here on Simple Flying. According to ch-aviation , it is more than 26 years old and was delivered to United in January 1999.
It can accommodate 126 passengers across economy, economy comfort, and business class seats. United operates a diverse fleet of narrowbody and widebody airplanes, including the Airbus A320 family of jets and the Boeing 737 family. It has 40 Boeing 737-700 aircraft, of which 37 are in active service, according to ch-aviation data.
United’s Boeing 737-700s are also among the oldest in its mainline fleet, with an average age of 26 years. Other incidents This latest incident comes just days after an American Airlines flight, operated by its regional arm, American Eagle, was filled with haze upon landing at Augusta Regional Airport (AGS) in Georgia . The plane had 68 passengers, all of whom were safely evacuated.
In February, a Delta Air Lines flight was forced to return to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport after passengers and crew noticed a strange "haze" in the plane shortly after takeoff. The same month, a Delta Air Lines flight bound for Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport from Los Angeles was forced to return after smoke was detected in the galley. On December 30, a Hawaiian Airlines flight from Seattle to Honolulu turned around shortly after takeoff after the crew reported seeing smoke on the flight deck.
Other United Airlines news In some other United Airlines news, the carrier has added flights between San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and Adelaide Airport (ADL) starting December 11. The seasonal route will operate three times per week. In fact, United plans to add 20 percent more flying out of San Francisco in 2025 as part of its long-term strategy to re-establish SFO as a global gateway.
It flies to 111 cities around the world from San Francisco and will offer approximately 300 daily flights this summer. United CEO, Scott Kirby, commented, “We're winning more and more Bay Area customers because of our investments in the product, the experience and the places we fly. Our growth in SFO is a direct result of United's ambitious network strategy, which has set us apart from the competition and cemented our status as the world's largest airline.
” The carrier will offer nearly five times more seats than its competitors at the hub this summer..
